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2022 Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
243 Degrees Awarded
$10,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD is the 503rd most popular major in the country with 1,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 279 architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 243 architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queensborough Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. QCC is a public institution located in Bayside, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

QCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $5,050 for middle atlantic region associate degree architectural drafting and architectural cad/cadd students per year to attend Queensborough Community College.

Read more about Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD at Queensborough Community College

#2

Community College of Allegheny County

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Allegheny County landed the #2 spot on the list. CCAC is a fairly large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 associates’s architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD degrees in 2019-2020.

CCAC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $9,047 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD students per year to attend CCAC.

Read more about Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD at Community College of Allegheny County

#3

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harrisburg Area Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree architectural drafting and architectural cad/cadd students list, HACC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for HACC is $11,990 for middle atlantic region associate degree architectural drafting and architectural cad/cadd students.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York City College of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. City Tech is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 associates’s architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD degrees to qualified students.

City Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend City Tech is $3,667 for middle atlantic region associate degree architectural drafting and architectural cad/cadd students.

Full New York City College of Technology Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Island Drafting and Technical Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Island Drafting and Technical Institute is a small school located in Amityville, New York that handed out 28 associates’s architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Island Drafting and Technical Institute, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Island Drafting and Technical Institute is $22,872 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Island Drafting and Technical Institute Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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