2023 Best General Drafting & Design Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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With all of the options veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Drafting & Design Tech for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Drafting & Design Technology is the 335th most popular major in the country with 4,232 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 953 general drafting and design technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 329 general drafting and design technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Drafting & Design Tech for an Associate” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general drafting and design technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general drafting and design technology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general drafting and design technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Drafting & Design Tech for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Drafting & Design Tech for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree vets studying general drafting & design tech.
Top 8 Best General Drafting & Design Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Drafting & Design Tech for an Associate. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s general drafting and design tech students in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District also made our “Best General Drafting & Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 39,896 students enrolled at Austin Community College District, 2,473 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 59 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $735. To help with additional expenses, 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 Austin Community College District]](/colleges/austin-community-college-district/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Drafting & Design Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the #2 spot on the list. Baytown, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general drafting and design tech degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lee College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Drafting & Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 169 of the 7,487 students enrolled at Lee College were GI Bill® students, of which 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,936. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 Lee College]](/colleges/lee-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Drafting & Design Tech for an Associate list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general drafting and design tech degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Drafting & Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,421 of the 48,329 students enrolled at Houston Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 783 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,632. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Houston Community College]](/colleges/houston-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Drafting & Design Tech for an Associate list. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 associates’s general drafting and design tech degrees in 2020-2021.
OSU Institute of Technology also made our “Best General Drafting & Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9.According to our most recent data, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology supports 2,349 students, and 174 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 85 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,592. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Drafting & Design Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #5 spot on the list. Tarrant County College District is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 25 associates’s general drafting and design tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Tarrant County College also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Drafting & Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 43,000 students enrolled at Tarrant County College, 1,862 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,172 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,319. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Tarrant County College District Veteran Student Life Report
San Jacinto Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Drafting & Design Tech for an Associate ranking. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school handed out 53 diplomas to qualified associates’s general drafting and design tech students in 2020-2021.
San Jacinto College also made our “Best General Drafting & Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 862 of the 31,110 students enrolled at San Jacinto Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 635 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,772. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full San Jacinto College Veteran Student Life Report
Tyler Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Drafting & Design Tech for an Associate list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 15 associates’s general drafting and design tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Tyler Junior College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Drafting & Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Tyler Junior College supports 11,749 students, and 416 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 173 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,366. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Tyler Junior College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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With a ranking of #8, Amarillo College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Drafting & Design Tech for an Associate list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 11 associates’s general drafting and design tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Amarillo College also made our “Best General Drafting & Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8.Among the 9,079 students enrolled at Amarillo College, 260 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 141 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,795. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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