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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Missouri

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Missouri

9 Colleges
$53,266 Avg Salary
$16,336 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

With 137 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #16 most popular major in Missouri.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Missouri 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for design engineering tech majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ozarks Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Missouri list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

St Charles Community College

Cottleville, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Charles Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Missouri list. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Cottleville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at State Technical College of Missouri helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in Missouri. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

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

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Saint Louis Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting & design engineering technology programs. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Bridgeton.

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Crowder College

Neosho, MO

With a ranking of #8, Crowder College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. Located in the town of Neosho, Crowder College is a public school with a small student population.

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Lincoln University

Jefferson City, MO

With a ranking of #9, Lincoln University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students. LU Missouri is a small public school located in the city of Jefferson City.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 130
Minnesota 333
South Dakota 20
Iowa 103
Nebraska 152

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 9 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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