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

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

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

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

With 1,107 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #16 most popular major in Texas.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in Texas 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 Texas.

Our 2023 rankings named San Jacinto Community College the most popular school in Texas for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

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

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at San Jacinto Community College Report

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

About 30% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 70% are male.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at Austin Community College District take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,915.

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Out of the 33 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 58% are male.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from Houston Community College take out $15,837 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Out of the 33 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the # 4 spot on the list. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

Of the 28 students majoring in design engineering tech at El Centro College, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at El Centro College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Out of the 33 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lee College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baytown.

About 26% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 74% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Lamar Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

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

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Lamar Institute of Technology Report

#8

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

With a ranking of #8, South Texas College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of McAllen.

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

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Texas State Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas ranking. TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

Of the 18 students majoring in design engineering tech at TSTC, 83% are male and 17% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at TSTC accumulate an average of around $12,809 in student debt.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Texas State Technical College Report

#10

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

Women make up 21% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Tyler Junior College Report

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 150
Oklahoma 240
New Mexico 46

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 25 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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