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2025 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Virginia

2 Colleges in Virginia
113 Design Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$44,238 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in drafting & design engineering technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #151 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for drafting & design engineering technology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 113 degrees in drafting & design engineering technology to qualified students.

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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Design Engineering Tech

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology in Virginia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the design engineering tech degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Virginia Schools in Design Engineering Tech

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Tidewater Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in drafting & design engineering technology. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduation, design engineering tech degree recipients usually make about $41,114 in the first five years of their career.

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

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat New River Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in drafting & design engineering technology. Located in the town of Dublin, NRCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a degree in drafting & design engineering technology from New River Community College

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 71
Florida 282 56
North Carolina 279 40
Tennessee 269 0
South Carolina 248 36
Kentucky 244 37
Louisiana 242 65
Mississippi 234 105
Arkansas 234 23
Alabama 233 67
West Virginia 207 4

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One of 18 majors within the Engineering Technologies area of study, Drafting & Design Engineering Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Design Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 109
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 4

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Electronics Engineering Technology 920
Industrial Production Technology 383
Mechanical Engineering Technology 270
Engineering Technology (Other) 141
Computer Engineering Technology 130
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 95
General Engineering Technology 92
Environmental Control Technology 51
Engineering-Related Fields 41
Civil Engineering Technology 23

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