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

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

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

With 1,107 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #16 most popular major in Texas.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Texas 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

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Our analysis found Lee College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Texas. Lee College is a moderately-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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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Austin Community College District helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Texas. Austin Community College District is a very 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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Del Mar College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. DMC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large 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 fairly 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

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dallas.

Women make up 63% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Trinity Valley Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate drafting & design engineering technology programs. TVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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Houston 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. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 31% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#8

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

With a ranking of #8, College of the Mainland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Texas City, COM is a public school with a small student population.

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Collin County Community College District came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 85% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, Tarrant County College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in design engineering tech at Tarrant County College, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 150
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 27 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.

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