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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in California to see which undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

#1

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Our analysis found Sacramento City College to be the most popular school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 6% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mt. San Antonio College is a great place for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

Of the 9 students majoring in design engineering tech at Mt. SAC, 89% are male and 11% are female.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Mt. San Antonio College Report

#3

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cerritos College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 38% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ventura Adult and Continuing Education. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ventura, Ventura Adult and Continuing Education is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#5

American River College

Sacramento, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means American River College is a great place for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. American River is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

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

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#5

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fresno City College is a great place for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Fresno City College Report

#5

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at East Los Angeles College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting and design engineering technology schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Monterey Park, East Los Angeles College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in design engineering tech at East Los Angeles College, 80% are male and 20% 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 undergraduate certificate drafting and design engineering technology programs. RHCCD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Whittier.

About 25% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Rio Hondo College Report

#9

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

With a ranking of #9, Long Beach City College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Long Beach City College Report

#9

Solano Community College

Fairfield, CA

Solano Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate drafting and design engineering technology programs. Solano College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Fairfield.

About 67% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 33% are male.

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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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