by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Southwest region, there were 1,552 drafting and design engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,742 and $12,963 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 462 drafting and design engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 52 colleges that offered 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree design engineering tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this small public school awarded 22 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 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar State College - Port Arthur. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public institution located in Port Arthur, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lamar State College - Port Arthur Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alvin Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Alvin Community College is a public institution located in Alvin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Langston University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region. Langston University is located in Langston, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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Brazosport College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. BC is a small public school situated in Lake Jackson, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Angelina College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Angelina College is a small public school situated in Lufkin, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Jacinto Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school handed out 53 degrees to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College is a small school located in Miami, Oklahoma that handed out 3 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Arizona College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Thatcher, Arizona, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Arizona College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Lee College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Lee College is located in Baytown, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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Trinity Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. This medium-sized school is located in Athens, Texas, and it awarded 10 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wharton County Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Wharton, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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Texas State Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 18 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas State Technical College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #16, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 8 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tyler Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 15 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Amarillo College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Amarillo, Texas, and it awarded 11 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Amarillo College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Houston Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, College of the Mainland did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. College of the Mainland is located in Texas City, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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Oklahoma City Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. OCCC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Oklahoma City Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Temple College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Temple, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Midland College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Midland, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, Arizona. It awarded 13 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Glendale Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
North Central Texas College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NCTC is a medium-sized school located in Gainesville, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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