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

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

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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. 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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 90 schools in the Southeast 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.

Check out the design engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,012.

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#2

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the large city of Orlando.

Of the 11 students majoring in design engineering tech at Valencia College, 55% are male and 45% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, design engineering tech graduates from Valencia College carry an average student debt load of $12,667.

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Out of the 90 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Of the 20 students majoring in design engineering tech at Bluegrass Community and Technical College, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Design Engineering Tech majors at Bluegrass Community and Technical College take out an average of $15,911 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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

Women make up 47% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Chattahoochee Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Southeast Region . Chattahoochee Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Marietta.

Women make up 42% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#6

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, LA

ITI Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. ITI Technical College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Baton Rouge.

Women make up 33% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#6

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

Of the 8 students majoring in design engineering tech at GTC, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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Southern Union State Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Union State Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wadley.

About 15% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 85% are male.

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Central Carolina Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Central Carolina is a small public school located in the small city of Sumter.

Women make up 40% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#10

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

Pearl River 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 #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Poplarville, Pearl River Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 76% are male.

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With a ranking of #11, Tidewater 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 midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

Design Engineering Tech majors at Tidewater Community College take out an average of $13,878 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Northeast Mississippi Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the town of Booneville, Northeast Mississippi Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in design engineering tech at Northeast Mississippi Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#13

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Delgado Community College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drafting & design engineering technology programs. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Orleans.

Women make up 13% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton 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 #13 on the list. Located in the distant town of Morrilton, UACCM is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in design engineering tech at UACCM, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Shelton State Community College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, Shelton State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in design engineering tech at Shelton State Community College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Drafting & Design Engineering students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Hinds Community College Raymond, MS
16 SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles, LA
18 Athens Technical College Athens, GA
18 Bevill State Community College Jasper, AL
18 River Parishes Community College Gonzales, LA

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 112
Georgia 339
Arkansas 78
North Carolina 97
Florida 450
West Virginia 8
Louisiana 183
Virginia 115
Alabama 212
Kentucky 307
Tennessee 122
Mississippi 227

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 26 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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