Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Southern Maine Community College

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

SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and has a total student population of 5,789.

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.

SMCC Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Design Engineering Tech

SMCC Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at SMCC

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

SMCC Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

38% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design engineering tech only graduates about 29% women each year. The program at SMCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design engineering tech at SMCC are white. Around 88% 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 Southern Maine Community College with a associate's in design engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Southern Maine Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Drafting & Design Technology	16

Electronics Engineering Technology

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 ME, the home state for Southern Maine Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Mechanical Drafters	910	$56,880
Architectural and Civil Drafters	370	$51,380
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	90	$58,190

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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