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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

21 Colleges
$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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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

Our analysis found Utah Valley University to be the most popular school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

About 31% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 69% are male.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Utah Valley University Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at College of Western Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting and design engineering technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 19% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#3

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

The in-demand associate degree programs at College of Southern Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting and design engineering technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#4

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

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#5

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Front Range Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at FRCC accumulate an average of around $14,239 in student debt.

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#6

Casper College

Casper, WY

Casper 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 22% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Red Rocks Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 22% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

Of the 9 students majoring in design engineering tech at ISU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Weber State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

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#9

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

With a ranking of #9, North Idaho College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public school with a small student population.

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

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at North Idaho College Report

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting and design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 26
Utah 61
Idaho 51
Montana 8
Wyoming 15

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

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 21 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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