2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for CAD/CADD Drafting Tech for an Associate
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for CAD/CADD Drafting Tech for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology is the 481st most popular major in the country with 2,270 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 123 CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for CAD/CADD Drafting Tech for an Associate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for CAD/CADD Drafting Tech for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for CAD/CADD Drafting Tech for an Associate”.
Top 3 Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dunwoody College of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for CAD/CADD Drafting Tech for an Associate list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech students in 2020-2021.
Dunwoody College of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 176 of the 1,281 students enrolled at Dunwoody College of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 109 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,410. To help with additional expenses, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The impressive undergraduate 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.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for CAD/CADD Drafting Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Hennepin Technical College also took the #2 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 4,094 students enrolled at Hennepin Technical College, 66 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,023. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hennepin Technical College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Hennepin Technical College]](/colleges/hennepin-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for CAD/CADD Drafting Tech for an Associate. Located in Willmar, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech students in 2020-2021.
Ridgewater College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Ridgewater College supports 3,176 students, and 38 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 25 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,506. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ridgewater College]](/colleges/ridgewater-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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