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

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

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

With 71 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #20 most popular major in Connecticut.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Connecticut 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 Naugatuck Valley Community College the most popular school in Connecticut for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the 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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#1

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Gateway Community College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Connecticut. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Three Rivers Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut list. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Norwich.

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Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tunxis Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public college 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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Out of the 7 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large 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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Norwalk Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the city of Norwalk, NCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Quinebaug Valley Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut ranking. QVCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Danielson.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 40
Maine 33
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 7 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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