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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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 .
Top 15% Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . 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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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 large public school located in the small city of Melbourne.
Women make up 47% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Valencia College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. 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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The in-demand associate degree programs at Bluegrass Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Southeast Region . 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.
Out of the 90 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-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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Gwinnett Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the 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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With a ranking of #6, ITI Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. ITI Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Baton Rouge.
Women make up 33% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.
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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.
Southern Union State Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drafting & design engineering technology programs. 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.
Pearl River Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Poplarville, Pearl River Community College is a public school with a medium-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 city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public school with a 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 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 #12 on the list. Located in the remote 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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Delgado Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. 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.
Shelton State 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 #13 on the list. Located in the small 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.
University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Morrilton, UACCM is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in design engineering tech at UACCM, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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 colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 339 |
| South Carolina | 112 |
| 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 Related Majors
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Design Engineering Tech Concentrations
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.