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CIP 15.1306 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to develop working drawings and electronic simulations in support of mechanical and industrial engineers, and related professionals. Includes instruction in manufacturing materials and processes, mechanical drafting, electrode-mechanical drafting, basic metallurgy, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, blueprint reading, and technical communication.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 15.1306. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years24137
2025Associate degree56331
2025Bachelor degree12
2025Certificate under 12 weeks12
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year60439
2024Certificate 1–2 years26135
2024Associate degree57340
2024Bachelor degree213
2024Certificate under 12 weeks33
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year66441
2023Certificate 1–2 years32203
2023Associate degree57373
2023Certificate 2–4 years11
2023Bachelor degree121
2023Certificate under 12 weeks12
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year64445
2022Certificate 1–2 years29204
2022Associate degree63424
2022Bachelor degree210
2022Certificate under 12 weeks24
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year61416
2021Certificate 1–2 years39243
2021Associate degree64413
2021Bachelor degree223
2021Certificate under 12 weeks26
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year60402
2020Certificate 1–2 years38232
2020Associate degree62443
2020Bachelor degree125
2020Certificate under 12 weeks528
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year61439

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 15.1306 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 15 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

143 institutions

CA · Two-year

Long Beach City College ↗

Long Beach, CA · Public

Certificate 1–2 years: 1 first-major awards · year ending 2021.

Associate degree: 5 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Certificate under 12 weeks: 1 first-major awards · year ending 2024.

Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 3 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

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