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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Oregon

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Oregon

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

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

With 182 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #11 most popular major in Oregon.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Oregon to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Portland Community College the most popular school in Oregon for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at Portland Community College accumulate an average of around $21,003 in student debt.

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Out of the 8 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Linn-Benton Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. LBCC is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

Of the 4 students majoring in design engineering tech at LBCC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Chemeketa Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Oregon. Chemeketa Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Salem.

About 18% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 82% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lane Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 33% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#5

Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR

The in-demand associate degree programs at Clackamas Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Oregon. Located in the suburb of Oregon City, Clackamas Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Blue Mountain Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the rural area of Pendleton, BMCC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Central Oregon Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. COCC is a small public school located in the city of Bend.

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Treasure Valley Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Oregon ranking. Treasure Valley Community College is a small public school located in the town of Ontario.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

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 8 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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