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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Pearl River Community College

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Pearl River Community College

Every drafting & design engineering technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design engineering tech program at Pearl River Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Pearl River Community College is located in Poplarville, Mississippi and has a total student population of 5,065.

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.

Pearl River Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Design Engineering Tech

Pearl River Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Pearl River Community College

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

Pearl River Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

23% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design engineering tech at Pearl River Community College are white. Around 69% 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 Pearl River 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 1
White 9
International Students 0
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pearl River Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Drafting & Design Technology 14

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 MS, the home state for Pearl River Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Mechanical Drafters 490 $59,870
Architectural and Civil Drafters 380 $48,980
Drafters 80 $62,060
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 60 $60,340

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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