by our College Data Analytics TeamDrafting & Design Engineering Technology is a major offered under the engineering technologies program of study at Rochester Institute of Technology. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in design engineering tech, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at RIT was $1,710 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,352 | $47,352 |
| Fees | $676 | $676 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,098 | $1,098 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,976 | $13,976 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $946 | $946 |
Learn more about RIT tuition and fees.
RIT does not offer an online option for its design engineering tech associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RIT Online Learning page.
Women made up around 25.0% of the design engineering tech students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 24.4%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in design engineering tech at RIT in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology | 7 |
| Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drafting and design engineering technology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 2 |
View All Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Related Majors >
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
