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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

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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

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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 the New England Region .

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Maine Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.

Of the 16 students majoring in design engineering tech at SMCC, 63% are male and 38% are female.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from SMCC take out $16,272 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Southern Maine Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Nashua Community College is a great place for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Nashua Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Nashua.

Of the 11 students majoring in design engineering tech at Nashua Community College, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Middlesex Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting and design engineering technology schools in the New England Region . Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bedford.

Of the 8 students majoring in design engineering tech at Middlesex Community College, 88% are male and 13% are female.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Middlesex Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 14% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at York County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting and design engineering technology schools in the New England Region . York County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wells.

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

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Community College of Vermont landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drafting and design engineering technology programs. Located in the rural area of Montpelier, CCV is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 8
New Hampshire 11
Maine 21
Rhode Island 7
Vermont 0

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

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 6 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.

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