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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes 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 8,819 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design engineering tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

About 23% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 77% are male.

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Out of the 56 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harold Washington College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

About 40% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 60% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Elgin Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting and design engineering technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Elgin.

Women make up 6% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

Of the 31 students majoring in design engineering tech at North Central Technical College, 77% are male and 23% 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 29 students majoring in design engineering tech at Harper College, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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Fox Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drafting and design engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

Women make up 24% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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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 and design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 11% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Illinois Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. IVCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Oglesby.

Of the 17 students majoring in design engineering tech at IVCC, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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#9

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 88% are male.

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#10

Triton College

River Grove, IL

Triton College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drafting and design engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of River Grove, Triton College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting and design engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 255
Indiana 315
Wisconsin 246
Ohio 148
Illinois 339

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, drafting and design engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Design Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Drafting & Design Technology 4,140
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 2,233
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 1,141
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 1,082
Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD 86
Other Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies 70
Electrical/Electronics Drafting & Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD 49
3-D Modeling and Design Technology 18

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,466
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,550
Environmental Control Technology 8,601
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 5,909

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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