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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States 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 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.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region .

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 12% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 88% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 21% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Out of the 28 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 55% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Northeast Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 79% are male.

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Metropolitan Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Of the 12 students majoring in design engineering tech at MCC, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#7

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

With a ranking of #7, Century 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 suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate drafting & design engineering technology programs. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

About 40% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#9

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

Iowa Western 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 #9 on the list. Iowa Western Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Council Bluffs.

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With a ranking of #9, Minnesota State College Southeast did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in design engineering tech at MSC Southeast, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 130
Missouri 137
Minnesota 333
South Dakota 20
Iowa 103
Nebraska 152

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 28 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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