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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, drafting & design engineering technology was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 8,822 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
The Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design engineering tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Women make up 26% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Harold Washington College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.
Women make up 56% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elgin Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. ECC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Elgin.
About 18% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 82% are male.
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Out of the 56 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.
Of the 34 students majoring in design engineering tech at North Central Technical College, 76% are male and 24% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Rainey Harper College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Palatine.
Of the 36 students majoring in design engineering tech at Harper College, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.
About 5% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 95% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, Chippewa Valley Technical 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 small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 10% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 90% are male.
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Illinois Valley Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IVCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Oglesby.
About 30% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 70% are male.
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College of Lake County came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 24% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.
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Triton College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of River Grove, Triton College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 23% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 77% are male.
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Request InformationBest Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 255 |
| Indiana | 315 |
| Wisconsin | 246 |
| Ohio | 148 |
| Illinois | 339 |
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 Majors Related 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 27 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.
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