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

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

In 2021-2022, 296 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting & design engineering technology students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Colorado 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.

Check out the design engineering tech basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Colorado.

#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 Colorado. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

Women make up 25% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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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 Colorado list. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.

About 24% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 76% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Red Rocks Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado list. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

About 24% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 76% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Technical College of the Rockies landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Delta, Technical College of the Rockies is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 27% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emily Griffith Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, Emily Griffith is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 33% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Community College of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, CCD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 143
Idaho 91
Montana 10
Wyoming 28

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, drafting & design engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Design Engineering Tech Focus Areas

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 6 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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