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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England 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 8,822 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the New England 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.

Our 2023 rankings named York County Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. York County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wells.

Of the 16 students majoring in design engineering tech at York County Community College, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Middlesex Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.

About 43% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Naugatuck Valley Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

Of the 9 students majoring in design engineering tech at Naugatuck Valley Community College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Essex Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in design engineering tech at NECC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Massachusetts Bay Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. MassBay Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills.

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With a ranking of #7, Manchester Community 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 Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small 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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With a ranking of #7, Three Rivers Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school located in the city of Norwich.

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North Shore Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Danvers.

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Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Tunxis Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in design engineering tech at Tunxis Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 40
Maine 33
Connecticut 71
Rhode Island 7
New Hampshire 11
Vermont 0

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 17 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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