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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
69 Degrees Awarded
$6,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 194 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 69 architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is a small public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 associates’s architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU-OKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OSU-OKC is $6,753 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD students.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas State Technical College is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree architectural drafting and architectural cad/cadd students list, TSTC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,114 for southwest region associate degree architectural drafting and architectural cad/cadd students per year to attend Texas State Technical College.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana also made our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $5,539 for southwest region associate degree architectural drafting and architectural cad/cadd students per year to attend NMSU Dona Ana.

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#4

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 17 associates’s architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District also made our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Pima County Community College District is $3,583 for southwest region associate degree architectural drafting and architectural cad/cadd students.

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#5

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. OCCC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OCCC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OCCC is $6,842 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD students.

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#6

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

Central New Mexico Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. CNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM also made our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for CNM is $3,429 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD students.

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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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