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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Louisiana

13 Colleges
$39,637 Avg Salary
$13,848 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

With 183 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #20 most popular major in Louisiana.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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.

The Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Louisiana 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for design engineering tech majors pursuing a .

#1

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Our analysis found Delgado Community College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the city of New Orleans.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SOWELA Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northshore Technical Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Louisiana list. Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lacombe.

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The excellent programs at South Louisiana Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in Louisiana. South Louisiana Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend River Parishes Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Louisiana list. River Parishes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Gonzales.

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#6

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, LA

ITI Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. ITI Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Baton Rouge.

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With a ranking of #7, Fletcher Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Schriever.

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Central Louisiana Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Louisiana list. Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Alexandria.

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Louisiana Delta 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 #9 on the list. LDCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Monroe.

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#10

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

With a ranking of #10, Baton Rouge Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. BRCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 339
South Carolina 112
Arkansas 78
North Carolina 97
Florida 450
West Virginia 8
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 13 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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