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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Houston Community College

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Houston Community College

What traits are you looking for in a design engineering tech school? To help you decide if Houston Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's design engineering tech program.

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 48,329 students attend the school each year.

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.

Houston Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Design Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Design Engineering Tech

Houston Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

43% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design engineering tech only graduates about 29% women each year. The program at Houston Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

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Houston Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design engineering tech graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 3
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Houston Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Drafting & Design Technology 32

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 TX, the home state for Houston Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Architectural and Civil Drafters 11,200 $56,120
Mechanical Drafters 4,830 $61,770
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 3,080 $60,760
Drafters 1,810 $48,450

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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