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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Kirkwood Community College

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Kirkwood Community College

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

Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and has a total student population of 12,277.

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.

Kirkwood 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

Kirkwood Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Kirkwood Community College

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

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

19% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design engineering tech at Kirkwood Community College are white. Around 74% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Drafting & Design Engineering Technology

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kirkwood Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 3
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 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 IA, the home state for Kirkwood Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Architectural and Civil Drafters 980 $55,490
Mechanical Drafters 900 $55,180
Drafters 310 $52,740
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 150 $61,380

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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