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

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

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

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

With 33 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #19 most popular major in Maine.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Maine ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maine 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 2023 rankings named Southern Maine Community College the most popular school in Maine for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. SMCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of South Portland.

Of the 13 students majoring in design engineering tech at SMCC, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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

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

Women make up 29% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 40
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 2 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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