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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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

#1

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Our analysis found Front Range Community College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

The excellent programs at Pikes Peak Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Red Rocks Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the # 4 spot on the list. CWI is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

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Technical College of the Rockies ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Technical College of the Rockies is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Delta.

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#7

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

Davis Technical 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 large suburb of Kaysville, Davis Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

College of Southern Idaho ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Ogden-Weber Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Ogden, Ogden-Weber Tech College is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Casper College

Casper, WY

Casper College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 296
Utah 143
Idaho 91
Montana 10
Wyoming 28

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

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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