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

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 101 schools in the Southeast 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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

Of the 65 students majoring in design engineering tech at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means William T McFatter Technical College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Davie, William T McFatter Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#3

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Out of the 101 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hinds Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 9% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 101 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northshore Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lacombe.

Women make up 50% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 101 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SOWELA Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in design engineering tech at SOWELA, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Northern Virginia Community College 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in design engineering tech at Northern Virginia Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Northeast State Community College 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 #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Blountville, Northeast State Technical Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 9% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Northeast Alabama Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate drafting & design engineering technology programs. Northeast is a small public school located in the rural area of Rainsville.

About 13% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 88% are male.

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#9

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Atlantic Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlantic Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek.

About 33% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Murfreesboro 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 #9 on the list. TCAT - Murfreesboro is a fairly small public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

About 40% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 60% are male.

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University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton 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 #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Morrilton, UACCM is a public college with a small student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Erwin Technical College 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 #12 on the list. Erwin Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the city of Tampa.

Women make up 40% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#13

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

Women make up 22% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Lorenzo Walker Technical College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate drafting & design engineering technology programs. Lorenzo Walker Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Naples.

About 30% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 70% are male.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville 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 #15 on the list. TCAT - Nashville is a small public school located in the city of Nashville.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA
16 West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY
16 Wallace Community College, Selma Selma, AL
19 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson Jackson, TN
19 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown Morristown, TN
19 Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY
19 Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 112
Georgia 339
Arkansas 78
North Carolina 97
Florida 450
West Virginia 8
Louisiana 183
Virginia 115
Alabama 212
Kentucky 307
Tennessee 122
Mississippi 227

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 26 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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