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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Louisiana

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Louisiana

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$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 2023 rankings named Delgado Community College the most popular school in Louisiana for drafting & design engineering technology students. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Orleans.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SOWELA Technical Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northshore Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Louisiana list. Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lacombe.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Louisiana Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students. South Louisiana Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.

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Out of the 13 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, River Parishes Community College landed the # 5 spot on the 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Louisiana list. ITI Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Baton Rouge.

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Fletcher Technical 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 #7 on the list. 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a small public school located in the city of Alexandria.

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Louisiana Delta Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. 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

Baton Rouge Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Louisiana list. BRCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize 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
South Carolina 112
Georgia 339
Arkansas 78
North Carolina 97
Florida 450
Virginia 115
West Virginia 8
Tennessee 122
Alabama 212
Kentucky 307
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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