J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Ranking Badges

Drake State earned 7 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 0 in the top 5%, 1 in the top 10% and 5 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #4 of 335 in Most Focused for Industrial Production Technology, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 7 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 0
Highest placement: #4 of 335, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 57
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Earned?

J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College holds 7 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	0
Top 10%	1
Top 15%	5
Total	7

What Is J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Known For?

J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College is best known for Health Professions: 3 of its 7 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Industrial Production Technology, Cosmetology and Nursing & Nursing Assistants.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best for the Money	✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 1%
Industrial Production Technology
Most Popular	✓
Most Focused		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓
Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value	✓

Personal & Culinary Services

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Cosmetology
Best Value	✓

How Does J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Rank for Veterans?

J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,010 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 41%).

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College appears in 57 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

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 our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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