Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Highline College

If you plan to study drafting & design engineering technology, take a look at what Highline College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and has a total student population of 5,829.

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.

Highline Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

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

Highline Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design engineering tech only graduates about 29% women each year. The program at Highline may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 38% more women than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within Drafting & Design Engineering Technology

The following design engineering tech concentations are available at Highline College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Highline College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Drafting & Design Technology	5

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 WA, the home state for Highline College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Architectural and Civil Drafters	2,290	$58,170
Mechanical Drafters	2,060	$81,180
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	810	$88,120
Drafters	290	$58,940

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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