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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 100 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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 .

#1

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Olympic College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for drafting & design engineering technology students. Located in the small city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland Community College is a large public school located in the city of Portland.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Seattle College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, North Seattle is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

The Fab School

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

The Fab School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. The Fab School is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.

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#7

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Butte College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Butte College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.

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#8

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

With a ranking of #8, Ventura College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. Located in the midsize city of Ventura, Ventura College is a public college with a large student population.

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Renton Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Renton Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Renton.

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Chemeketa Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento City College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Sacramento City is a large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

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#12

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

With a ranking of #12, Santa Ana College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#12

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, CA

Mt. San Antonio College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#14

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

Sierra College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the suburb of Rocklin, Sierra College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#15

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Drafting & Design Engineering students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Spokane Community College Spokane, WA
17 Palomar College San Marcos, CA
18 MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA
19 Honolulu Community College Honolulu, HI
19 Everett Community College Everett, WA

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 451
California 760
Oregon 182
Nevada 15
Alaska 6
Hawaii 38

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

Majors Similar to Design Engineering Tech

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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