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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Texas

40 Colleges
$38,119 Avg Salary
$12,752 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

With 1,107 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #16 most popular major in Texas.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in Texas to see which programs were the most popular 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 analysis found San Jacinto Community College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

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

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#3

Lee College

Baytown, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lee College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Texas list. Lee College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Baytown.

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#4

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

The excellent programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in Texas. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

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South Texas College

McAllen, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means South Texas College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of McAllen.

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#6

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar 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. DMC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

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With a ranking of #7, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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Tarrant County College District landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a very large student population.

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Trinity Valley Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Texas list. TVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

College of the Mainland ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City, COM is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 150
Oklahoma 240
New Mexico 46

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 25 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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