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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Virginia

16 Colleges
$37,806 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

In 2021-2022, 115 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting & design engineering technology students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in Virginia 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.

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Our analysis found Northern Virginia Community College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.

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Out of the 16 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Nelson Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, TNCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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#4

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Blue Ridge Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Virginia list. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.

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#5

Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

Out of the 16 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Germanna Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Germanna Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Locust Grove.

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Out of the 16 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mountain Empire Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Big Stone Gap, MECC is a public school with a small student population.

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John Tyler 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. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Virginia Western 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. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Roanoke.

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With a ranking of #9, Reynolds Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

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#10

Patrick Henry Community College

Martinsville, VA

Patrick Henry 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 #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Martinsville, Patrick Henry is a public college with a small student population.

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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
Louisiana 183
Alabama 212
Kentucky 307
Tennessee 122
Mississippi 227

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, drafting & design engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Design Engineering Tech Focus Areas

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 16 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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