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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

21 Colleges
$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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for design engineering tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Utah Valley University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

Women make up 24% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $10,353 in student debt.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Utah Valley University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Western Idaho is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. CWI is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

About 40% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#3

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 30% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#4

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand associate degree programs at Salt Lake Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

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#5

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Front Range Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in design engineering tech at FRCC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from FRCC take out $13,821 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University 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. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

Of the 3 students majoring in design engineering tech at ISU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#6

Casper College

Casper, WY

Casper 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 small city of Casper, Casper College is a public school with a small student population.

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Red Rocks Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 90% are male.

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#9

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

North Idaho 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Weber State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.

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

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Weber State University Report

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 296
Utah 143
Idaho 91
Montana 10
Wyoming 28

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 21 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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