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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

In 2021-2022, 339 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting & design engineering technology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in Illinois 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.

Check out the design engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our analysis found City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Harold Washington College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Out of the 32 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Elgin Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Elgin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William Rainey Harper College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Illinois list. Harper College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.

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#4

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

The excellent programs at College of DuPage helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in Illinois. COD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn.

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The excellent programs at Illinois Valley Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in Illinois. IVCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Oglesby.

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#6

Triton College

River Grove, IL

Triton College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of River Grove, Triton College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

With a ranking of #7, College of Lake County did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a large student population.

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Lewis and Clark Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Godfrey.

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#9

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

With a ranking of #9, Joliet Junior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. Joliet Junior College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

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#10

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

Waubonsee Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the rural area of Sugar Grove, Waubonsee is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 255
Indiana 315
Wisconsin 246
Ohio 148

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 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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