2023 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$15,800
Avg Net Price*
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,270 people earned their degree in CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician, making the major the 481st most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 259 CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 4 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region cad/cadd drafting tech students.
Top 4 Best Value Colleges for CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology in the Plains States Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
Hennepin Technical College also took the #2 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,726 for plains states region cad/cadd drafting tech students per year to attend Hennepin Technical College.
Read full report on CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology at Hennepin Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools in the Plains States Region. Ridgewater College is a public institution located in Willmar, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ridgewater College also made our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $11,436 for plains states region cad/cadd drafting tech students per year to attend Ridgewater College.
Full Ridgewater College CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified ’s CAD/CADD drafting tech students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region cad/cadd drafting tech students list, UCM has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,058 for plains states region cad/cadd drafting tech students per year to attend UCM.
Full University of Central Missouri CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dunwoody College of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 19 ’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Dunwoody College of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dunwoody College of Technology is $27,100 for Plains States Region CAD/CADD Drafting Tech students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology at Dunwoody College of Technology
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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
- *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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