Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Southwestern Illinois College

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

SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and approximately 6,906 students attend the school each year.

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.

SWIC Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Design Engineering Tech (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Design Engineering Tech

SWIC Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at SWIC

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

SWIC Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design engineering tech only graduates about 29% women each year. The program at SWIC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern Illinois 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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Drafting & Design Engineering Technology

The following design engineering tech concentations are available at Southwestern Illinois College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern Illinois College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	5

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 IL, the home state for Southwestern Illinois College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Mechanical Drafters	2,770	$56,210
Architectural and Civil Drafters	2,320	$64,720
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	630	$68,930
Drafters	170	$56,940

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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