General Drafting & Design Technology at Diablo Valley College

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

Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and has a total student population of 18,693.

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

Diablo Valley General Drafting & Design Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in General Drafting & Design Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in General Drafting & Design Tech

Diablo Valley General Drafting & Design Technology Rankings

General Drafting & Design Tech Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general drafting & design tech majors at Diablo Valley College.

Diablo Valley General Drafting & Design Technology Associate’s Program

40% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of general drafting & design tech associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general drafting & design tech only graduates about 29% women each year. The program at Diablo Valley may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general drafting & design tech graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Diablo Valley College with a associate's in general drafting & design tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD

Careers That General Drafting & Design Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in general drafting & design 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 CA, the home state for Diablo Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Civil Drafters	13,480	$63,320
Mechanical Drafters	4,620	$65,710
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	3,510	$76,420
Drafters	1,630	$56,660

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*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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