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2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

18 Colleges
$40,874 Avg Salary
$14,540 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #154 most popular major in the country with 8,964 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the design engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Waukesha County Technical College to be the best school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at WCTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,832.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alpena Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting and design engineering technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Madison College is a large public school located in the city of Madison.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting and design engineering technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from FVTC take out $13,515 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Owens Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree drafting and design engineering technology programs. Owens State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Perrysburg.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

With a ranking of #9, Western Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.

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#10

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,739.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting and design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 193
Ohio 43
Illinois 82
Indiana 150
Wisconsin 153

One of 18 majors within the area of study, drafting and design engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Design Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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