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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida

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

With 450 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #21 most popular major in Florida.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Florida 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.

Check out the design engineering tech undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Florida.

Our 2023 rankings named William T McFatter Technical College the most popular school in Florida 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 small student population.

Women make up 38% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#2

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Out of the 10 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Atlantic Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Atlantic Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Coconut Creek.

Women make up 33% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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

Of the 10 students majoring in design engineering tech at Erwin Technical College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Lorenzo Walker Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lorenzo Walker Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Naples.

Women make up 30% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#5

Ridge Technical College

Winter Haven, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ridge Technical College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Winter Haven, Ridge Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Florida Panhandle Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the town of Chipley, Washington-Holmes Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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

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Suncoast 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Sarasota, Suncoast Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Manatee Technical College

Bradenton, FL

Manatee Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the suburb of Bradenton, MTC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in design engineering tech at MTC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Orange Technical College - Mid Florida Campus 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 suburb of Orlando, OTC Mid Florida is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Pinellas Technical College -St. Petersburg is a fairly small public school located in the city of Saint Petersburg.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 339
South Carolina 112
Arkansas 78
North Carolina 97
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

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 10 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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