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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina

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

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

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

In 2021-2022, 112 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting & design engineering technology students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

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The Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in South Carolina 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.

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

Our analysis found Central Carolina Technical College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Carolina. 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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The in-demand associate degree programs at Greenville Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in design engineering tech at GTC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#3

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

The in-demand associate degree programs at York Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in South Carolina. York Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.

About 50% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Orangeburg, OCtech is a public school with a small student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 88% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tri-County Technical College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. TCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pendleton.

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#6

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#7

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg, Spartanburg Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Florence-Darlington Technical 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 small suburb of Florence, Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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