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

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

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, 130 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting & design engineering technology students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Kansas 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 Kansas 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.

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

Our analysis found Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Kansas. WSU Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

About 21% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 79% are male.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at WSU Tech take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,233.

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#2

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

The in-demand associate degree programs at Johnson County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Kansas. JCCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Overland Park.

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

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Out of the 8 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Hutchinson Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 22% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas City Kansas Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school located in the city of Kansas City.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Kansas City Kansas Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Seward County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Kansas. SCCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Liberal.

Women make up 20% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Highland Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the rural area of Highland, Highland Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

Butler Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Kansas list. Located in the distant town of El Dorado, Butler CC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Salina Area Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the town of Salina, Salina Tech is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 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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