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2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
$12,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Plains States region, there were 232 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 119 CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

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

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology in the Plains States Region

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 19 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Hennepin Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hennepin Technical College is $11,796 for plains states region associate degree cad/cadd drafting tech students.

Full Hennepin Technical College CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Report

#2

Ridgewater College

Willmar, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ridgewater College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Willmar, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech students in 2019-2020.

Ridgewater College 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 Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ridgewater College is $11,764 for plains states region associate degree cad/cadd drafting tech students.

Full Ridgewater College CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State College Southeast. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. MSC Southeast is a small public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 14 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

MSC Southeast also made our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $13,824 for plains states region associate degree cad/cadd drafting tech students per year to attend Minnesota State College Southeast.

Full Minnesota State College Southeast CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Report

#4

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and it awarded 9 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Century College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Century College is $10,808 for plains states region associate degree cad/cadd drafting tech students.

Read full report on CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology at Century College

#5

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. JCCC is located in Overland Park, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JCCC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,632 for plains states region associate degree cad/cadd drafting tech students per year to attend JCCC.

Full JCCC CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Report

#6

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Dunwoody College of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Dunwoody College of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dunwoody College of Technology, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $24,488 for Plains States Region Associate Degree CAD/CADD Drafting Tech students per year to attend Dunwoody College of Technology.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology at Dunwoody College of Technology

#7

State Fair Community College

Sedalia, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

State Fair Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. State Fair Community College is located in Sedalia, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree cad/cadd drafting tech students list, State Fair Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $4,349 for plains states region associate degree cad/cadd drafting tech students per year to attend State Fair Community College.

Read full report on CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology at State Fair Community College

#8

Lake Superior College

Duluth, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Lake Superior College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

LSC also made our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Superior College is $13,503 for Plains States Region Associate Degree CAD/CADD Drafting Tech students.

Full LSC CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 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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