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

13 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for design engineering tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Lamar Institute of Technology the best school in the Southwest Region for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at Lamar Institute of Technology take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,855.

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#2

Lee College

Baytown, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a large student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, design engineering tech graduates from Tyler Junior College carry an average student debtload of $15,433.

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The excellent associate degree programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting and design engineering technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Texas State 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 Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from TSTC take out $15,925 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#6

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.

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Austin Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at Austin Community College District accumulate an average of around $15,706 in student debt.

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Tarrant County College District ranked #8 on this year’s Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the distant town of Okmulgee.

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Houston 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. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Design Engineering Tech majors at Houston Community College take out an average of $18,019 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 397
Arizona 38
Oklahoma 29
New Mexico 15

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

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 13 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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