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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.

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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 analysis found Delgado Community College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Louisiana. Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the large 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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Out of the 6 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, SOWELA Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Louisiana Delta Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. 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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The in-demand basic certificate programs at South Louisiana 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. South Louisiana Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lafayette.

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

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Out of the 6 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, River Parishes Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate drafting & design engineering technology programs. Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a small public school located in the 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
Georgia 339
South Carolina 112
Arkansas 78
North Carolina 97
Florida 450
West Virginia 8
Virginia 115
Alabama 212
Kentucky 307
Tennessee 122
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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