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2022 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky

3 Colleges in Kentucky
27 Associate Degrees
an associate degree in drafting and design engineering technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #43 out of 312 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 27 associate degrees in drafting and design engineering technology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

Choosing a Great Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for Your Associate Degree

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky Your choice of drafting and design engineering technology for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality design engineering tech program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

  • Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to drafting and design engineering technology students as compared to other majors.
  • Major Demand - How many other drafting and design engineering technology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
  • Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
  • Student Debt - How easy is it for drafting and design engineering technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
  • Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized drafting and design engineering technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools

The design engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Drafting & Design Engineering Technology in Kentucky

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in drafting and design engineering technology.

Top Kentucky Schools for an Associate in Design Engineering Tech

#1

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY
4 Annual Graduates
$22,345 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in drafting and design engineering technology has to check out Sullivan University. Located in the city of Louisville, Sullivan University is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in drafting and design engineering technology from Sullivan University

9 Annual Graduates

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a great option for individuals interested in an associate degree in drafting and design engineering technology. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Elizabethtown.More information about a associate in drafting and design engineering technology from Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

11 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in drafting and design engineering technology has to check out Bluegrass Community and Technical College. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Lexington.More information about a associate in drafting and design engineering technology from Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 138 86
North Carolina 125 25
Georgia 120 65
Florida 115 66
Virginia 96 34
Arkansas 95 34
Tennessee 94 0
West Virginia 93 2
Louisiana 70 88
South Carolina 69 59
Alabama 68 85

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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of Engineering Technologies programs to choose from.

Design Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Drafting & Design Technology 15
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 10
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 2

Majors Similar to Design Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 69
Electronics Engineering Technology 64
Industrial Production Technology 57
Architectural Engineering Technology 14
Civil Engineering Technology 9
Energy Systems Technologies 9
Environmental Control Technology 7
Computer Engineering Technology 6
General Engineering Technology 4
Mining & Petroleum Technology 2

Notes and References

  • The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.

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