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

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

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

With 40 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #23 most popular major in Massachusetts.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Massachusetts 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Middlesex Community College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Massachusetts. Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.

Of the 7 students majoring in design engineering tech at Middlesex Community College, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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A rank of #2 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 school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Bay Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts list. MassBay Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Wellesley Hills.

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Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.

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With a ranking of #6, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. BFIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

Cape Cod Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the small city of West Barnstable, Cape Cod Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in design engineering tech at Cape Cod Community College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Quinsigamond 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 medium-sized city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Springfield Technical 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 #7 on the list. STCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 9 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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