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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the New England Region

23 Colleges
$39,257 Avg Salary
$12,629 Avg Student Debt

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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the New England Region 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 Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford the most popular school in the New England Region for drafting & design engineering technology students. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Middlesex Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students. Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bedford.

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The excellent programs at York County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in the New England Region . York County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wells.

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#4

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the New England Region list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of South Portland.

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Out of the 23 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nashua Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Nashua Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Nashua.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

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#6

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway 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 #6 on the list. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

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With a ranking of #8, Northern Essex Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. Located in the large suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 40
Maine 33
Connecticut 71
Rhode Island 7
New Hampshire 11
Vermont 0

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 23 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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