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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Alabama

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$12,965 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #19 most popular major in Alabama with 212 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Alabama 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 Southern Union State Community College the most popular school in Alabama for drafting & design engineering technology students. Southern Union State Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wadley.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bevill State Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students. Bevill State Community College is a small public school located in the town of Jasper.

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Out of the 15 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Alabama Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Bay Minette, Coastal Alabama Community 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 Northwest-Shoals Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Alabama list. NW-SCC is a small public school located in the small city of Muscle Shoals.

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With a ranking of #6, Shelton State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, Shelton State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Wallace Community College, Selma came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Alabama ranking. WCCS is a small public school located in the town of Selma.

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Wallace Community College, Dothan came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the small city of Dothan, Wallace, Dothan is a public college with a small student population.

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John C Calhoun State Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Calhoun Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Tanner.

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Bishop State Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the city of Mobile, Bishop State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 339
South Carolina 112
Arkansas 78
North Carolina 97
Florida 450
West Virginia 8
Louisiana 183
Virginia 115
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

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 15 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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