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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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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.

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 .

#1

Lee College

Baytown, TX

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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#3

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

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.

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#4

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

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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#5

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Houston Community College Report

#10

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

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.

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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
Arizona 150
Texas 1,107
Oklahoma 240
New Mexico 46

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

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 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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