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

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$34,865 Avg Salary
$12,156 Avg Student Debt

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

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #18 most popular major in Kentucky with 307 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Kentucky to see which undergraduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found West Kentucky Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Kentucky. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Paducah.

About 75% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 25% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hazard Community and Technical College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Hazard.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Big Sandy Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Kentucky. Located in the remote town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Ashland Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. ACTC is a small public school located in the small city of Ashland.

Of the 4 students majoring in design engineering tech at ACTC, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in design engineering tech at Bluegrass Community and Technical College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the small city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Southeast Kentucky Community and 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. Southeast is a small public school located in the town of Cumberland.

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With a ranking of #8, Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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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
Florida 450
West Virginia 8
Louisiana 183
Virginia 115
Alabama 212
Tennessee 122
Mississippi 227

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 8 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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