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

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

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

With 183 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #20 most popular major in Louisiana.

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

The Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Louisiana 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for design engineering tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Our 2023 rankings named Delgado Community College the most popular school in Louisiana for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the city of New Orleans.

About 9% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 91% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SOWELA Technical Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Louisiana Delta Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Louisiana. LDCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Monroe.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Louisiana Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana list. South Louisiana Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

Women make up 17% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at River Parishes Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Louisiana. River Parishes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Gonzales.

Of the 4 students majoring in design engineering tech at River Parishes Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Central Louisiana 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 #6 on the list. Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Alexandria.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 112
Georgia 339
Arkansas 78
North Carolina 97
Florida 450
Virginia 115
West Virginia 8
Tennessee 122
Alabama 212
Kentucky 307
Mississippi 227

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 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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