2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD in Iowa

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in Iowa” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Iowa, there were 20 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 15 architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,684 and $18,179 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in Iowa” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD programs, but they also cost less that 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 Iowa

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

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD in Iowa

#1

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$10,939 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in Iowa list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 8 associates’s architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD degrees in 2019-2020.

Kirkwood Community College also made our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Kirkwood Community College is $10,939 for Iowa Associate Degree Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD students.

Read full report on Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD at Kirkwood Community College

#2

Des Moines Area Community College

Ankeny, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$10,076 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Des Moines Area Community College is a large public school situated in Ankeny, Iowa. It awarded 7 associates’s architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD degrees in 2019-2020.

DMACC also made our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend DMACC is $10,076 for Iowa 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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