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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California
Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 760 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting & design engineering technology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 39 schools in California 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.
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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in California
Check out the design engineering tech basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.
Top 10 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found The Fab School to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in California. Located in the large suburb of Rancho Cucamonga, The Fab School is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 3% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Butte College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 18% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.
Out of the 39 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Sierra College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Sierra College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rocklin.
Women make up 20% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Santa Ana College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Santa Ana.
Of the 22 students majoring in design engineering tech at SAC, 91% are male and 9% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ventura College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Ventura College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ventura.
Women make up 37% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.
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Mt. San Antonio College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate drafting & design engineering technology programs. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.
Of the 15 students majoring in design engineering tech at Mt. SAC, 93% are male and 7% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Bakersfield College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Bakersfield College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bakersfield.
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With a ranking of #8, MiraCosta 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 suburb of Oceanside, MiraCosta College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, East Los Angeles 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 suburb of Monterey Park, East Los Angeles College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 9 students majoring in design engineering tech at East Los Angeles College, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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Palomar 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 #10 on the list. Palomar College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.
Women make up 23% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.
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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 451 |
| Oregon | 182 |
| Nevada | 15 |
| Alaska | 6 |
| Hawaii | 38 |
Majors Related to Design Engineering Tech
One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, drafting & design engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Design Engineering Tech Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 28 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.