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2025 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

3 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
600 Design Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$44,238 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in drafting & design engineering technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #151 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 600 degrees in drafting & design engineering technology annually.

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Choosing a Great Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region The design engineering tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for drafting & design engineering technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Design Engineering Tech
Bachelor's Degrees in Design Engineering Tech

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology in the Rocky Mountains 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 design engineering tech degree levels they offer.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Design Engineering Tech

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
101 Design Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded

Utah Valley University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in drafting & design engineering technology. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were approximately 101 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in drafting & design engineering technology from Utah Valley University

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
119 Design Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$33,893 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in drafting & design engineering technology has to check out Front Range Community College. FRCC is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Westminster. A Best Colleges rank of #416 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FRCC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 119 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at FRCC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the design engineering tech program state that they receive average early career income of $33,893.

More information about a degree in drafting & design engineering technology from Front Range Community College

3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$49,248 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in drafting & design engineering technology needs to check out College of Western Idaho. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were about 9 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at CWI in the most recent year we have data available. Drafting & Design Engineering Technology degree recipients from College of Western Idaho earn a boost of about $5,010 over the typical income of drafting & design engineering technology majors.

More information about a degree in drafting & design engineering technology from College of Western Idaho

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 26
Utah 266 61
Idaho 219 51
Montana 188 8
Wyoming 162 15

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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of Engineering Technologies programs to choose from.

Design Engineering Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Drafting & Design Technology 274
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 214
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 63
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 28
Other Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies 19
Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering Technology 270
Construction Engineering Technology 268
Industrial Production Technology 217
Electronics Engineering Technology 205
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 191
Environmental Control Technology 189
Engineering-Related Fields 167
General Engineering Technology 134
Mining & Petroleum Technology 113
Architectural Engineering Technology 111

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