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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, 339 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting & design engineering technology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in Illinois 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.
2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Illinois
Check out the design engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.
Top 10 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named College of DuPage the most popular school in Illinois for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. COD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glen Ellyn.
Of the 14 students majoring in design engineering tech at COD, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at John Wood Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Illinois. John Wood Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Quincy.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Joliet Junior College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Illinois. Joliet Junior College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Joliet.
Women make up 50% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Lewis and Clark Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Illinois. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Godfrey.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lake Land College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the town of Mattoon.
Of the 13 students majoring in design engineering tech at Lake Land College, 85% are male and 15% are female.
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Elgin Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Elgin.
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Waubonsee Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drafting & design engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Sugar Grove, Waubonsee is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Morton College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Morton College is a small public school located in the suburb of Cicero.
Of the 4 students majoring in design engineering tech at Morton College, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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Illinois Valley Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. IVCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Oglesby.
Women make up 33% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.
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Southwestern Illinois College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.
About 67% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 33% are male.
Request InformationBest Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 255 |
Indiana | 315 |
Wisconsin | 246 |
Ohio | 148 |
Majors Related to Design Engineering Tech
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
Majors Similar to Design Engineering Tech
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 23 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.
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