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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Wisconsin

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Wisconsin

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Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

With 246 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #17 most popular major in Wisconsin.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Wisconsin 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for design engineering tech majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Northcentral Technical College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in Wisconsin. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Waukesha County Technical College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

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The excellent programs at Lakeshore Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in Wisconsin. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

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Moraine Park Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the small city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a large student population.

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Madison Area Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Madison College is a large public school located in the city of Madison.

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Gateway Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-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
Ohio 148
Illinois 339

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 12 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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