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

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

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

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in California to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Drafting & Design Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

Check out the 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 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the most popular school in California for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#1

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Palomar College the most popular school in California for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Palomar College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

About 13% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 87% are male.

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#1

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Our analysis found Ventura College to be the most popular school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. Ventura College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ventura.

Of the 15 students majoring in design engineering tech at Ventura College, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#4

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Victor Valley College is a great place for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Victor Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Victorville.

Women make up 17% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#4

Merced College

Merced, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Merced College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the small city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 17% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#6

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento City College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drafting and design engineering technology programs. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Bakersfield College is a very large public school located in the large city of Bakersfield.

About 20% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#8

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA

MiraCosta College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Oceanside, MiraCosta College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in design engineering tech at MiraCosta College, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#8

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

Rio Hondo College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drafting and design engineering technology programs. RHCCD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Whittier.

About 11% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 89% are male.

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#10

American River College

Sacramento, CA

American River College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drafting and design engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. American River is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

Women make up 13% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in California award.

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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 31 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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