by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across Illinois, there were 339 drafting and design engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 82 drafting and design engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in drafting and design engineering technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their drafting and design engineering technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree design engineering tech students.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, John Wood Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Quincy, Illinois, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morton College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois list. Morton College is located in Cicero, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Danville Area Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois. Danville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Valley Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois. Located in Oglesby, Illinois, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, College of DuPage landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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Lake Land College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Mattoon, Illinois, and it awarded 6 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kishwaukee College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. Kishwaukee College is a small public school situated in Malta, Illinois. It awarded 3 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lewis and Clark Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Godfrey, Illinois, and it awarded 6 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Waubonsee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois list. Waubonsee Community College is a medium-sized school located in Sugar Grove, Illinois that handed out 5 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Triton College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois list. Triton College is a public institution located in River Grove, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Elgin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois list. Elgin Community College is located in Elgin, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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Joliet Junior College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois list. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Joliet, Illinois. It awarded 6 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kaskaskia College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois ranking. Kaskaskia College is a small school located in Centralia, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Southwestern Illinois College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois list. SWIC is a medium-sized public school situated in Belleville, Illinois. It awarded 5 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #15. City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College is a small public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 1 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Richland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Decatur, Illinois, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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Rend Lake College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #17. Rend Lake College is a public institution located in Ina, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Roosevelt University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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College of Lake County ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois list. Grayslake, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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Kankakee Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois ranking. Kankakee, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Lincoln Land Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #20. Lincoln Land Community College is a small school located in Springfield, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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South Suburban College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #20. SSC is located in South Holland, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Oakton Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #20. Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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