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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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, drafting and design engineering technology was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 8,819 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 analysis found Hennepin Technical College to be the most popular school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in design engineering tech at Hennepin Technical College, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting and design engineering technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Kansas City, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 81% are male.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Central Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting and design engineering technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 81% 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 school with a small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in design engineering tech at Anoka Technical College, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 73% 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.

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

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#7

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized 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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#7

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drafting and design engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

Women make up 10% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#9

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

Iowa Western Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Council Bluffs.

About 14% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Minnesota State College Southeast came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting and design engineering technology schools 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 4,140
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 2,233
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 1,141
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 1,082
Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD 86
Other Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies 70
Electrical/Electronics Drafting & Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD 49
3-D Modeling and Design Technology 18

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,466
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,550
Environmental Control Technology 8,601
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 5,909

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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