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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England 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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England 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.

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Our analysis found Southern Maine Community College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . SMCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.

Women make up 46% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from SMCC take out $12,469 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Southern Maine Community College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Nashua Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Nashua Community College is a small public school located in the city of Nashua.

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

Women make up 50% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Johnson & Wales University - Providence Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at York County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in the New England Region . York County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wells.

About 29% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 71% are male.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at York County Community College

With a ranking of #6, Community College of Vermont 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 Montpelier, CCV is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Community College of Vermont

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 40
Maine 33
Connecticut 71
Rhode Island 7
New Hampshire 11
Vermont 0

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

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 6 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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