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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You
With 193 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #24 most popular major in Pennsylvania.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Pennsylvania College of Technology the most popular school in Pennsylvania for drafting & design engineering technology students. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pittsburgh Technical College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harrisburg Area Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students. HACC is a large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.
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Out of the 26 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the city of Lancaster.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend YTI Career Institute-York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. YTI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of York.
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Community College of Allegheny County ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Triangle Tech - Dubois did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. Triangle Tech - Dubois is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Falls Creek.
Triangle Tech - Greensburg came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large suburb of Greensburg, Triangle Tech - Greensburg is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Penn Commercial Business/Technical School ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Washington, Penn Commercial is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Northampton County Area Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bethlehem.
Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 223 |
| New Jersey | 19 |
| Maryland | 157 |
| Delaware | 9 |
Majors Related to Design Engineering Tech
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
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 26 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.
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