Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at College of DuPage

If you are interested in studying drafting & design engineering technology, you may want to check out the program at College of DuPage. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,010.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Drafting & Design Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

COD Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Design Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Design Engineering Tech (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Design Engineering Tech

COD Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at COD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design engineering tech majors at College of DuPage.

COD Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

52% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design engineering tech only graduates about 29% women each year. The program at COD may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

COD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design engineering tech graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of DuPage with a associate's in design engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Drafting & Design Engineering Technology

If you plan to be a design engineering tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of DuPage. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD	12
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology	3

Careers That Design Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in design engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Mechanical Drafters	2,770	$56,210
Architectural and Civil Drafters	2,320	$64,720
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	630	$68,930
Drafters	170	$56,940

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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