2025 Best General Drafting & Design Technology Schools in the Southwest Region
8Colleges in the Southwest Region
877General Drafting & Design Tech Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in general drafting & design technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #335 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Drafting & Design Technology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 877 degrees in general drafting & design technology annually.
Choosing a Great General Drafting & Design Technology School
The general drafting & design tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Drafting & Design Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general drafting & design technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your General Drafting & Design Technology Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Drafting & Design Technology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for General Drafting & Design Technology in the Southwest Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general drafting & design tech degree levels they offer.
Top Southwest Region Schools in General Drafting & Design Tech
It's difficult to beat El Centro College if you wish to pursue a degree in general drafting & design technology. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #281 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means El Centro College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 76 general drafting & design technology students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in general drafting & design technology has to check out Houston Community College. Houston Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #474 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Houston Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 46 general drafting & design technology students who graduated with this degree at Houston Community College in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in general drafting & design technology needs to take a look at Tarrant County College District. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Tarrant County College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 24 general drafting & design technology students who graduated with this degree at Tarrant County College in the most recent year we have data available.
San Jacinto Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general drafting & design technology. Located in the city of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 31st out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 182 general drafting & design technology students who graduated with this degree at San Jacinto College in the most recent year we have data available.
Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Tyler. This college ranks 54th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 14 general drafting & design technology students who graduated with this degree at Tyler Junior College in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 25th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 34 general drafting & design technology students who graduated with this degree at Lamar Institute of Technology in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 44th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 21 general drafting & design technology students who graduated with this degree at Amarillo College in the most recent data year.
SHSU is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Huntsville. A Best Colleges rank of #480 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SHSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 general drafting & design technology students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The general drafting & design tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Drafting & Design Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general drafting & design technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
