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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 339 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting & design engineering technology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in Illinois 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for design engineering tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College the most popular school in Illinois for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Harold Washington College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 57 students majoring in design engineering tech at Harold Washington College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Elgin Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Illinois. ECC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Elgin.

Women make up 18% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means William Rainey Harper College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Harper College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.

About 75% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Out of the 26 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Valley Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. IVCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Oglesby.

Women make up 30% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of Lake County is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in design engineering tech at College of Lake County, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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Triton College

River Grove, IL

Triton College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of River Grove, Triton College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 23% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

Kaskaskia College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the rural area of Centralia, Kaskaskia College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in design engineering tech at Oakton Community College, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright 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 city of Chicago, Wilbur Wright College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

Waubonsee Community 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 #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Sugar Grove, Waubonsee is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 255
Indiana 315
Wisconsin 246
Ohio 148

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

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 26 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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