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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Mountain Empire Community College

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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Mountain Empire Community College

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

MECC is located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia and has a total student population of 2,253.

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.

MECC Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at MECC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

MECC does offer online education options in design engineering tech for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

MECC Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at MECC

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

MECC Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

20% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design engineering tech at MECC are white. Around 100% 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 Mountain Empire 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 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 VA, the home state for Mountain Empire Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Architectural and Civil Drafters 2,380 $54,390
Mechanical Drafters 1,250 $59,000
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 500 $61,160
Drafters 130 $55,040

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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