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Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

4 Colleges
$52,266 Avg Salary
$24,894 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, drafting & design engineering technology was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 8,822 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online design engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral Technical College the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for drafting & design engineering technology students. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Siena Heights University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Adrian, Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Terra State Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Fremont, Terra Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online drafting & design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 255
Indiana 315
Wisconsin 246
Ohio 148
Illinois 339

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, drafting & design engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Design Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Drafting & Design Technology 4,028
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 2,179
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 1,318
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 1,058
Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD 104
Other Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies 72
Electrical/Electronics Drafting & Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD 47

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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