Drafting and Design Technology Technician General

A program that prepares individuals to generally apply technical skills to create working drawings and computer simulations for a variety of applications. Includes instruction in specification interpretation, dimensioning techniques, drafting calculations, material estimation, technical communications, computer applications, and interpersonal communications.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 230 institutions across the United States, with a total of 14243 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

2,670

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

1,152

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

187

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

130

degrees awarded

Other Awards

10,079

awards given

Top Schools for Drafting and Design Technology Technician General

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Olympic College Bremerton, WA	598
2	Dallas College Dallas, TX	566
3	San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX	498
4	Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA	351
5	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	327
6	Portland Community College Portland, OR	321
7	Lane Community College Eugene, OR	290
8	Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY	276
9	Front Range Community College Westminster, CO	260
10	Lee College Baytown, TX	257
11	Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville, AL	240
12	Central Community College Grand Island, NE	224
13	South Texas College McAllen, TX	213
14	Alvin Community College Alvin, TX	213
15	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS	213
16	College for Creative Studies Detroit, MI	207
17	Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO	175
18	J F Ingram State Technical College Deatsville, AL	172
19	Southern Union State Community College Wadley, AL	171
20	SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles, LA	167
21	Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX	160
22	Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL	155
23	Everett Community College Everett, WA	148
24	Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY	144
25	Hinds Community College Raymond, MS	144
26	Ventura College Ventura, CA	133
27	Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA	128
28	Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, CO	124
29	Houston Community College Houston, TX	120
30	Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA	115
31	West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY	113
32	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	111
33	Pittsburgh Technical College Oakdale, PA	111
34	Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX	103
35	Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR	103
36	Amarillo College Amarillo, TX	97
37	Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA	97
38	Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY	97
39	State Technical College of Missouri Linn, MO	96
40	Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette, AL	95
41	Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA	92
42	Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX	90
43	Cerritos College Norwalk, CA	90
44	Bevill State Community College Jasper, AL	89
45	University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton Morrilton, AR	88
46	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA	86
47	Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX	86
48	Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA	84
49	Palomar College San Marcos, CA	80
50	Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS	78
51	Austin Community College District Austin, TX	77
52	MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA	76
53	Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia San Juan, PR	75
54	South Louisiana Community College Lafayette, LA	73
55	Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO	72
56	Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY	72
57	Technical College of the Rockies Delta, CO	72
58	Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA	69
59	Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA	66
60	Fresno City College Fresno, CA	66
61	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown Morristown, TN	64
62	Pima Community College Tucson, AZ	64
63	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	63
64	Norco College Norco, CA	63
65	Clark State College Springfield, OH	63
66	York County Community College Wells, ME	63
67	Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	63
68	Paris Junior College Paris, TX	62
69	University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR	61
70	George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan, AL	60
71	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	60
72	Mott Community College Flint, MI	60
73	University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville, AR	60
74	Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont, TX	60
75	Butte College Oroville, CA	57
76	William T McFatter Technical College Davie, FL	57
77	Central Carolina Technical College Sumter, SC	57
78	Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK	57
79	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	57
80	Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN	56
81	Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA	56
82	Angelina College Lufkin, TX	55
83	Holmes Community College Goodman, MS	54
84	Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA	52
85	Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita, KS	51
86	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	51
87	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	51
88	Baltimore City Community College Baltimore, MD	50
89	Athens Technical College Athens, GA	48
90	East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA	48
91	Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe, AR	48
92	NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR	48
93	Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ	45
94	Central Texas College Killeen, TX	44
95	Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX	42
96	ITI Technical College Baton Rouge, LA	42
97	Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX	42
98	River Parishes Community College Gonzales, LA	42
99	Woodbury University Burbank, CA	42
100	South Plains College Levelland, TX	41