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

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

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, drafting and design engineering technology was ranked #154 in the country. In fact 8,964 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Valencia College the best school in the Southeast Region for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a very large student population.

Design Engineering Tech majors at Valencia College take out an average of $20,885 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Florida State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at EFSC accumulate an average of around $15,430 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College accumulate an average of around $10,823 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Greenville Technical College is a great place for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, LA

The excellent associate degree programs at ITI Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting and design engineering technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Baton Rouge, ITI Technical College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Design Engineering Tech majors at ITI Technical College take out an average of $22,122 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Pierpont Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drafting and design engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Fairmont.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree drafting and design engineering technology programs. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

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SOWELA Technical Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree drafting and design engineering technology programs. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

Design Engineering Tech majors at SOWELA take out an average of $9,173 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

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Fletcher Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drafting and design engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting and design engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 71
Virginia 26
North Carolina 40
Florida 56
Tennessee 0
Kentucky 37
South Carolina 36
Louisiana 65
Arkansas 23
Alabama 67
Mississippi 105
West Virginia 4

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

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 19 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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