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

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

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

In 2020-2021, 26 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting and design engineering technology students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #198 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Virginia 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 Tidewater Community College to be the most popular school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Virginia. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

Of the 13 students majoring in design engineering tech at Tidewater Community College, 77% are male and 23% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, design engineering tech graduates from Tidewater Community College carry an average student debt load of $18,443.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Thomas Nelson Community College is a great place for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Hampton, TNCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Mountain Empire 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 Virginia. Located in the distant town of Big Stone Gap, MECC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in design engineering tech at MECC, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wytheville Community College is a great place for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Wytheville, WCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Virginia Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Southwest Virginia is a small public school located in the rural area of Richlands.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 71
North Carolina 40
Florida 56
Tennessee 0
Kentucky 37
South Carolina 36
Louisiana 65
Arkansas 23
Alabama 67
Mississippi 105
West Virginia 4

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 5 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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