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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major

422 Ranked Colleges
2,947 Degrees Awarded
$40,874 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major

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In 2020-2021, 8,964 people earned their degree in drafting and design engineering technology, making the major the 151st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, drafting and design engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,263 and had an average of $17,275 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,947 drafting and design engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major” ranking, we looked at 422 colleges that offer a degree in drafting and design engineering technology. That schools that top this list have a program in drafting and design engineering technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology

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Out of the 422 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Island Drafting and Technical Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Amityville, New York, this small private for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Island Drafting and Technical Institute Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report

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Triangle Tech - Dubois
Falls Creek, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triangle Tech - Dubois. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. Triangle Tech - Dubois is a private for-profit institution located in Falls Creek, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Triangle Tech - Dubois

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Triangle Tech - Greensburg
Greensburg, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Triangle Tech - Greensburg. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major. Located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Triangle Tech - Greensburg

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ITI Technical College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ITI Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this small private for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

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Dunwoody College of Technology
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dunwoody College of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Dunwoody College of Technology

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Commonwealth Technical Institute
Johnstown, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #6, Commonwealth Technical Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. CTI is a small school located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full CTI Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report

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Triangle Tech - Bethlehem
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Triangle Tech - Bethlehem landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major ranking. Triangle Tech - Bethlehem is a small school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Triangle Tech - Bethlehem

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Nashua Community College
Nashua, New Hampshire

Nashua Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. Located in Nashua, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Nashua Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report

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With a ranking of #9, Minnesota State College Southeast did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. MSC Southeast is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full MSC Southeast Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report

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With a ranking of #10, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 17 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report

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With a ranking of #11, Penn Commercial Business/Technical School did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. This small school is located in Washington, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School

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Pittsburgh Technical College
Oakdale, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. Oakdale, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Pittsburgh Technical College

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Johnson College
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Johnson College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major ranking. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Johnson College

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YTI Career Institute-York
York, Pennsylvania

YTI Career Institute-York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major ranking, coming in at #14. Located in York, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at YTI

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Mid Michigan College
Harrison, Michigan

With a ranking of #15, Mid Michigan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. Located in Harrison, Michigan, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

Full Mid Michigan College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report

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Honolulu Community College
Honolulu, Hawaii

With a ranking of #16, Honolulu Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 21 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Honolulu Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report

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Lamar Institute of Technology ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 22 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Lamar Institute of Technology

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Central Carolina Technical College
Sumter, South Carolina

With a ranking of #18, Central Carolina Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. This small school is located in Sumter, South Carolina, and it awarded 15 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Central Carolina Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report

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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full WSU Tech Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report

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Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

With a ranking of #20, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.

Full Hennepin Technical College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report

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With a ranking of #21, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

Full St Cloud Technical and Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report

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Kent State University at Tuscarawas
New Philadelphia, Ohio

Kent State University at Tuscarawas landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major ranking. Kent State University at Tuscarawas is a public institution located in New Philadelphia, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Kent State University at Tuscarawas

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Western Dakota Technical Institute
Rapid City, South Dakota

Western Dakota Technical Institute did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 10 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Western Dakota Technical Institute

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American Samoa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major ranking, coming in at #24. American Samoa Community College is a small public school situated in PagoPago, . It awarded 4 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full ASCC Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report

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With a ranking of #25, State Technical College of Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major list. Linn, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at STC

Rest of the Best 50 in Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major

Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, Maine
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Gogebic Community College
Ironwood, Michigan
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Northwest College
Powell, Wyoming
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Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Ridgewater College
Willmar, Minnesota
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Northeast Community College
Norfolk, Nebraska
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Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Renton Technical College
Renton, Washington
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Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, Ohio
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Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major

While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

Rank College Location
51 Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN
52 SUNY Delhi Delhi, NY
53 University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Ponce, PR
54 College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID
55 Casper College Casper, WY
56 Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI
57 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK
58 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS
59 Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE
60 Montgomery College Rockville, MD
61 Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke, PA
62 Linn-Benton Community College Albany, OR
62 Northwest State Community College Archbold, OH
64 Genesee Community College Batavia, NY

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