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2023 Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in California

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

In 2020-2021, 464 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting and design engineering technology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #131 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online design engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the most popular school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue an online associate degree in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Academy of Art University Report

#2

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of San Mateo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in California list. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of San Mateo.

Women make up 67% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at College of San Mateo

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 100
Oregon 50
Nevada 2
Hawaii 26
Alaska 6

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 2 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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