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

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

In 2021-2022, 112 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting & design engineering technology students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

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.

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 South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in South Carolina 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

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Trident Technical College the most popular school in South Carolina for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Trident Technical College Report

Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Orangeburg, OCtech is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenville Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in design engineering tech at GTC, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Greenville Technical College Report

#4

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Midlands Technical College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Florence-Darlington Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Florence, Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

With a ranking of #6, Aiken Technical 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 rural area of Graniteville, Aiken Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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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
Arkansas 78
North Carolina 97
Florida 450
West Virginia 8
Louisiana 183
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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