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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa

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

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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 #15 most popular major in Iowa with 103 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Iowa 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.

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

Our analysis found Des Moines Area Community College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Iowa. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

About 21% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 79% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Northwest Iowa Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Iowa. Northwest Iowa Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sheldon.

Women make up 20% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 8% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Iowa Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

Out of the 8 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Western Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Iowa Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Council Bluffs.

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#5

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Kirkwood Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Iowa. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

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#7

Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, IA

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

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With a ranking of #7, Indian Hills 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 town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 130
Missouri 137
Minnesota 333
South Dakota 20
Nebraska 152

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 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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