2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Southwest 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.
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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the design engineering tech basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lee College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Lee College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baytown.
About 25% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 75% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Austin Community College District is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
Women make up 38% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the # 3 spot on the list. DMC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.
Of the 75 students majoring in design engineering tech at DMC, 71% are male and 29% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Texas College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the city of McAllen.
About 28% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 72% are male.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Southwest Region . El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.
Women make up 63% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.
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Glendale Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate drafting & design engineering technology programs. Glendale Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Glendale.
About 34% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 66% are male.
Trinity Valley 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 #7 on the list. TVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Athens.
Pima Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 32% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 68% are male.
Houston Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 31% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.
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College of the Mainland landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City, COM is a public school with a small student population.
Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 150 |
Texas | 1,107 |
Oklahoma | 240 |
New Mexico | 46 |
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Related Majors
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Design Engineering Tech Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Design Engineering Tech
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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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