General Drafting & Design Technology at Houston Community College

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

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 General Drafting & Design Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Houston Community College 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

Houston Community College General Drafting & Design Technology Rankings

General Drafting & Design Tech Student Demographics at Houston Community College

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

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

43% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of general drafting & design tech associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general drafting & design 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.

Houston Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general drafting & design tech graduates 31% 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 general drafting & design tech.

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

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 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

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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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