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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast 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. 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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 156 schools in the Southeast 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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for drafting & design engineering technology students. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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#2

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

The excellent programs at Valencia College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Southeast Region . Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Orlando.

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The excellent programs at Chattahoochee Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Southeast Region . Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Marietta.

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The excellent programs at Southern Union State Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Southeast Region . Southern Union State Community College is a small public school located in the remote area of Wadley.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Eastern Florida State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. EFSC is a large public school located in the small city of Melbourne.

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Bluegrass Community and 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 #6 on the list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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Hazard Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the town of Hazard, Hazard Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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#10

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Miami.

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#11

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Trident 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 #11 on the list. Located in the city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public college with a large student population.

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Seminole State College of Florida ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public college with a large student population.

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Athens Technical College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Northern Virginia Community College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elizabethtown.

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#16

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

With a ranking of #16, Delgado Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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Southern Regional Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Thomasville, Southwest Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Northeast Alabama Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Northeast is a small public school located in the rural area of Rainsville.

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University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the town of Morrilton, UACCM is a public college with a small student population.

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SOWELA Technical Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.

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#21

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Hinds Community College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Ashland Community and Technical College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Ashland, ACTC is a public college with a small student population.

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#22

Lanier Technical College

Gainesville, GA

Lanier Technical College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the rural area of Gainesville, Lanier Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Drafting & Design Engineering students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
24 William T McFatter Technical College Davie, FL
25 Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY
25 South Georgia Technical College Americus, GA
27 Alamance Community College Graham, NC
27 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
29 Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg, SC
29 Thomas Nelson Community College Hampton, VA
31 Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe, LA
31 Bevill State Community College Jasper, AL

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 339
South Carolina 112
Arkansas 78
North Carolina 97
Florida 450
West Virginia 8
Louisiana 183
Virginia 115
Alabama 212
Kentucky 307
Tennessee 122
Mississippi 227

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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