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

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

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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

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #20 most popular major in the country with 8,822 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Plains States 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our analysis found Hennepin Technical College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 39% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at Hennepin Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,852.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Plains States Region . WSU Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

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

Design Engineering Tech majors at WSU Tech take out an average of $17,233 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means St Cloud Technical and Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 59% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, design engineering tech graduates from St Cloud Technical and Community College carry an average student debt load of $11,155.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Dunwoody College of Technology is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 12% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 88% are male.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from Dunwoody College of Technology take out $15,813 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State College Southeast. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public college with a small student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 68% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, design engineering tech graduates from MSC Southeast carry an average student debt load of $17,124.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical 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 town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 7% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at M State take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,035.

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With a ranking of #7, State Technical College of Missouri did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Linn, STC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in design engineering tech at STC, 66% are male and 34% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, design engineering tech graduates from STC carry an average student debt load of $10,474.

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Southeast Community College Area 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 #8 on the list. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Of the 18 students majoring in design engineering tech at Southeast Community College, 72% are male and 28% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at Southeast Community College accumulate an average of around $16,668 in student debt.

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Northeast 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Metropolitan Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Of the 22 students majoring in design engineering tech at MCC, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 130
Missouri 137
Minnesota 333
South Dakota 20
Iowa 103
Nebraska 152

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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