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

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

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

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

With 157 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #11 most popular major in Maryland.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Maryland 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Anne Arundel Community College the most popular school in Maryland for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in design engineering tech at AACC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#2

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 41% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Baltimore City Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Baltimore City Community College is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 2 students majoring in design engineering tech at Baltimore City Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harford Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland list. Located in the rural area of Bel Air, Harford Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 14% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#5

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Howard Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, HCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Community College of Baltimore County is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. CCBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

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#7

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

With a ranking of #7, Carroll Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Westminster, Carroll Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Prince George’s Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland list. PGCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Largo.

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Frederick Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland ranking. Frederick Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Frederick.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 223
Pennsylvania 193
New Jersey 19
Delaware 9

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 9 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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