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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #20 most popular major in the country with 8,822 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 60 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Renton Technical College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Renton Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Renton.

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Out of the 60 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Women make up 17% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#3

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sacramento City College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Sacramento City is a large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Spokane Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tacoma Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Chemeketa Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 83% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Lane Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.

Of the 8 students majoring in design engineering tech at Lane Community College, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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Mt. San Antonio College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Cerritos College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norwalk.

About 29% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 71% are male.

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Ventura Adult and Continuing Education landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate drafting & design engineering technology programs. Ventura Adult and Continuing Education is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Ventura.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Drafting & Design Engineering students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Central Oregon Community College Bend, OR
12 Hawaii Community College Hilo, HI
12 East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA
12 American River College Sacramento, CA
12 College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV
12 Fresno City College Fresno, CA

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 451
California 760
Oregon 182
Nevada 15
Alaska 6
Hawaii 38

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 31 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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