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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
121 Degrees Awarded
$8,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology is the 448th most popular major in the country with 2,532 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 554 CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 121 CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician 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 CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis and Clark Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a public institution located in Godfrey, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lewis and Clark Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $5,464 for great lakes region associate degree cad/cadd drafting tech students per year to attend Lewis and Clark Community College.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Ferris is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 6 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris also took the #2 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $12,889 for great lakes region associate degree cad/cadd drafting tech students.

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#3

Alpena Community College

Alpena, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alpena Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Alpena Community College is located in Alpena, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees to qualified students.

Alpena Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Alpena Community College is $3,334 for great lakes region associate degree cad/cadd drafting tech students.

Full Alpena Community College CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Report

#4

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Owens Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Perrysburg, Ohio, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech students in 2019-2020.

Owens State Community College also made our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Owens State Community College is $8,323 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree CAD/CADD Drafting Tech students.

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#5

Lake Land College

Mattoon, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Land College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Mattoon, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Lake Land College also took the #8 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $4,468 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree CAD/CADD Drafting Tech students per year to attend Lake Land College.

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#6

Kent State University at Tuscarawas

New Philadelphia, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

Kent State University at Tuscarawas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. New Philadelphia, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Kent State University at Tuscarawas also made our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $8,340 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree CAD/CADD Drafting Tech students per year to attend Kent State University at Tuscarawas.

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#7

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Northern Michigan University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized school located in Marquette, Michigan that handed out 3 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Michigan University also took the #3 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Michigan University is $15,453 for great lakes region associate degree cad/cadd drafting tech students.

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#9 in overall quality

Kalamazoo Valley Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 5 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College also made our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Kalamazoo Valley Community College is $4,802 for great lakes region associate degree cad/cadd drafting tech students.

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#9

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, Ohio
#7 in overall quality

Shawnee State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Portsmouth, Ohio, and it awarded 9 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Shawnee State University also made our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $16,320 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree CAD/CADD Drafting Tech students per year to attend Shawnee State University.

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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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