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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate 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. 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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 57 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Olympic College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 208 students majoring in design engineering tech at OC, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Portland Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Portland Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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

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#3

The Fab School

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The Fab School is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. The Fab School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.

About 3% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 97% are male.

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#4

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at North Seattle College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, North Seattle is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in design engineering tech at North Seattle, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#5

Butte College

Oroville, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Butte College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Butte College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.

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

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#6

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

Sierra College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Rocklin, Sierra College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#7

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

With a ranking of #7, Santa Ana College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 9% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#8

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Ventura College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drafting & design engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ventura, Ventura College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 63% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

About 5% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 95% are male.

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#10

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 451
California 760
Oregon 182
Nevada 15
Alaska 6
Hawaii 38

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 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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