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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Oregon

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Oregon

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Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

With 182 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #11 most popular major in Oregon.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Oregon to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Portland Community College the most popular school in Oregon for drafting & design engineering technology students. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Chemeketa Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in Oregon. Chemeketa Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Salem.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lane Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Oregon list. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Linn-Benton Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Oregon list. LBCC is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Oregon Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students. COCC is a small public school located in the city of Bend.

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Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR

Clackamas Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large suburb of Oregon City, Clackamas Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Blue Mountain Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Pendleton, BMCC is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Clatsop Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. Clatsop Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Astoria.

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Treasure Valley Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Oregon ranking. Treasure Valley Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Ontario.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, drafting & design engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Design Engineering Tech Focus Areas

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 9 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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