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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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.

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 Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

#1

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Our analysis found Front Range Community College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 107 students majoring in design engineering tech at FRCC, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#2

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Red Rocks Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Technical College of the Rockies is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Technical College of the Rockies is a small public school located in the rural area of Delta.

Of the 15 students majoring in design engineering tech at Technical College of the Rockies, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Uintah Basin Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Roosevelt, UBTech is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Emily Griffith Technical 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 #6 on the list. Emily Griffith is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 15 students majoring in design engineering tech at Emily Griffith, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Utah Valley University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

About 32% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 68% are male.

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#8

Northwest College

Powell, WY

With a ranking of #8, Northwest College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Northwest Community College is a small public school located in the town of Powell.

About 33% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Community College of Denver ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CCD is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Denver.

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#10

Casper College

Casper, WY

Casper College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Casper, Casper College is a public school with a small student population.

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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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 296
Utah 143
Idaho 91
Montana 10
Wyoming 28

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 12 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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