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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin

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

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

With 246 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #17 most popular major in Wisconsin.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Wisconsin 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Northcentral Technical College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Wisconsin. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Wisconsin. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in design engineering tech at FVTC, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

Of the 10 students majoring in design engineering tech at CVTC, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 255
Indiana 315
Ohio 148
Illinois 339

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

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 4 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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