2027 Best Value General Drafting & Design Technology/Technician Schools in the Great Lakes Region
[General Drafting & Design Technology/Technician](/majors/engineering-technologies/drafting-design-engineering-technology/drafting-and-design-technology-technician-general/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general drafting & design technology/technician students.
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2027 Best Value General Drafting & Design Technology/Technician Schools in the Great Lakes Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general drafting & design technology/technician degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Drafting & Design Technology/Technician Schools
For return on investment in general drafting & design technology/technician, no school beat Oakland Community College this year. Set in the suburb of Auburn Hills, Oakland Community College is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $3,120, while out-of-state students pay about $5,560. Students borrow a median of $13,750 to complete the general drafting & design technology/technician program here. General Drafting & Design Technology/technician graduates of Oakland Community College earn a median of $45,844 early in their careers. Set against $13,750 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
Stark State College came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value general drafting & design technology/technician schools. Located in the suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $4,790, with out-of-state students paying around $7,886. Students borrow a median of $17,349 to complete the general drafting & design technology/technician program here. Early-career general drafting & design technology/technician graduates make about $42,724. That is a strong return on a $17,349 median debt.
Students looking for strong value in general drafting & design technology/technician will find it at Ivy Tech Community College, which ranked #3. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $5,154, compared with $9,935 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for general drafting & design technology/technician graduates is $12,151. Early-career general drafting & design technology/technician graduates make about $41,467. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
College For Creative Studies came in at #4 on our 2027 list of the best value general drafting & design technology/technician schools. College For Creative Studies is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $53,350. Students borrow a median of $27,655 to complete the general drafting & design technology/technician program here. Early-career general drafting & design technology/technician graduates make about $26,638. That is a strong return on a $27,655 median debt. College For Creative Studies admits about 92% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 4 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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