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

6 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$12,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,532 people earned their degree in CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician, making the major the 448th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 432 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 72 CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 6 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree cad/cadd drafting tech students.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology in the Rocky Mountains Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

CWI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $6,711 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree CAD/CADD Drafting Tech students per year to attend College of Western Idaho.

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#2

Front Range Community College

Westminster, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Front Range Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. FRCC is a fairly large school located in Westminster, Colorado that handed out 18 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

FRCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Front Range Community College is $9,725 for rocky mountains region associate degree cad/cadd drafting tech students.

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

#3

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pikes Peak Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 10 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at PPCC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pikes Peak Community College is $10,336 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree CAD/CADD Drafting Tech students.

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#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a fairly large school located in Pocatello, Idaho that handed out 7 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU also made our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $16,810 for rocky mountains region associate degree cad/cadd drafting tech students per year to attend ISU.

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#5

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region. Montana State University is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 7 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $19,202 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree CAD/CADD Drafting Tech students per year to attend Montana State University.

Full MSU Bozeman CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Report

#6

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

Southern Utah University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Cedar City, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Utah University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Utah University is $14,285 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree CAD/CADD Drafting Tech 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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