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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 College of Western Idaho the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. CWI is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

Women make up 75% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#2

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Davis Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Kaysville, Davis Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in design engineering tech at Davis Tech, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Ogden-Weber Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Ogden, Ogden-Weber Tech College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 35% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Bridgerland Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Bridgerland ATC is a small public school located in the city of Logan.

Of the 21 students majoring in design engineering tech at Bridgerland ATC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#5

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at North Idaho College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Casper College

Casper, WY

Casper College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public school with a small student population.

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Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drafting & design engineering technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Dixie Technical College

Saint George, UT

Dixie Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 32% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#9

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

With a ranking of #9, Idaho State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

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#9

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

With a ranking of #9, Pikes Peak 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 large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a fairly large 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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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 296
Utah 143
Idaho 91
Montana 10
Wyoming 28

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 17 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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