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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$41,027 Avg Salary
$12,811 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #20 most popular major in the country with 8,822 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 80 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Drafting & Design Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design engineering tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Washington Institute of Technology the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 30% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Honolulu Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Honolulu, Honolulu CC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 36% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 80 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Puget Sound Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. South Puget Sound Community College is a small public school located in the city of Olympia.

Women make up 22% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Portland Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Portland Community College is a large public school located in the city of Portland.

Of the 22 students majoring in design engineering tech at Portland Community College, 59% are male and 41% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, design engineering tech graduates from Portland Community College carry an average student debt load of $21,003.

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#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Academy of Art University is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

About 76% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#5

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Out of the 80 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ventura College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ventura, Ventura College is a public college with a large student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#5

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palomar College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Spokane Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in design engineering tech at Spokane Community College, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#9

Merced College

Merced, CA

With a ranking of #9, Merced College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Merced Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Merced.

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Renton Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Renton Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Renton.

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#9

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

Victor Valley College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Victor Valley College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Victorville.

About 50% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#12

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento City College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Sacramento City is a large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Of the 6 students majoring in design engineering tech at Sacramento City, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Drafting & Design Engineering students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Linn-Benton Community College Albany, OR
13 Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA
15 MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA
15 Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA
15 Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 451
California 760
Oregon 182
Nevada 15
Alaska 6
Hawaii 38

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Design Engineering Tech Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Design Engineering Tech

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 25 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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