by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” 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 the Southeast region, there were 2,256 drafting and design engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,776 and $15,357 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 501 drafting and design engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 90 colleges that offer a degree in drafting and design engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular drafting and design engineering technology programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 20 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Valencia College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Florida State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Cocoa, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Florida State College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Full Bluegrass Community and Technical College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattahoochee Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a public institution located in Marietta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Chattahoochee Technical College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
ITI Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Full ITI Technical College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Gwinnett Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and it awarded 16 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Union State Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Southern Union State Community College is a small public school situated in Wadley, Alabama. It awarded 15 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Carolina Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Central Carolina is a small public school situated in Sumter, South Carolina. It awarded 15 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Central Carolina Technical College
Pearl River Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Poplarville, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Pearl River Community College
Tidewater Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 13 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northeast Mississippi Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Northeast Mississippi Community College is a public institution located in Booneville, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northeast Mississippi Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Delgado Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Delgado Community College is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Delgado Community College
University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton is a small school located in Morrilton, Arkansas that handed out 11 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Shelton State Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Shelton State Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #16, Hinds Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Raymond, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Full Hinds Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
SOWELA Technical Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Lake Charles, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at SOWELA
With a ranking of #18, River Parishes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Gonzales, Louisiana, and it awarded 9 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full River Parishes Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Athens Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 9 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Athens Technical College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #18, Bevill State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Jasper, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Full Bevill State Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Thomas Nelson Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. TNCC is located in Hampton, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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South Louisiana Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. South Louisiana Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 8 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Greenville Technical College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Greenville Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 7 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at GTC
Wallace Community College, Dothan did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Dothan, Alabama, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Wallace, Dothan
With a ranking of #23, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and it awarded 7 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Jones County Junior College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Ellisville, Mississippi, and it awarded 7 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Jones County Junior College
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