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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology in the Southeast Region

29 Ranked Colleges
560 Degrees Awarded
$7,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,770 people earned their degree in drafting and design engineering technology, making the major the 142nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, drafting and design engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $37,947 and had an average of $20,124 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,504 drafting and design engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,550 and $22,586 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 560 drafting and design engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drafting and design engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drafting and design engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 drafting and design engineering technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology in the Southeast Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree design engineering tech students list, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,503 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design Engineering Tech students.

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#2

South Louisiana Community College

Lafayette, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Louisiana Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. South Louisiana Community College is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South Louisiana Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Louisiana Community College is $10,155 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design Engineering Tech students.

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#3

River Parishes Community College

Gonzales, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, River Parishes Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Gonzales, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

River Parishes Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,418 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design Engineering Tech students per year to attend River Parishes Community College.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pierpont Community and Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small school located in Fairmont, West Virginia that handed out 7 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pierpont Community and Technical College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pierpont Community and Technical College is $9,378 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design Engineering Tech students.

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#5

Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College

Orangeburg, South Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OCtech, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College is $6,012 for southeast region associate degree design engineering tech students.

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#6

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Valencia College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Valencia College is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 21 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Valencia College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Valencia College is $5,205 for southeast region associate degree design engineering tech students.

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#7

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana

Delgado Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Delgado Community College also made our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Delgado Community College is $10,017 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design Engineering Tech students.

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#8

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi

Pearl River Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Pearl River Community College is located in Poplarville, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Pearl River Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pearl River Community College is $6,114 for southeast region associate degree design engineering tech students.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Seminole State College of Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Sanford, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design engineering tech degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree design engineering tech students list, Seminole State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,326 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design Engineering Tech students per year to attend Seminole State College of Florida.

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#10

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Gwinnett Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and it awarded 8 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

GTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend GTC is $11,110 for southeast region associate degree design engineering tech students.

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#11

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, South Carolina
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Greenville Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Greenville Technical College is a fairly large school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 10 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GTC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,016 for southeast region associate degree design engineering tech students per year to attend Greenville Technical College.

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#17 in overall quality

Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Rome, Georgia that handed out 4 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $2,148 for southeast region associate degree design engineering tech students per year to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College.

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#13

Tri-County Technical College

Pendleton, South Carolina
#12 in overall quality

Tri-County Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. TCTC is a public institution located in Pendleton, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TCTC also took the #12 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tri-County Technical College is $7,309 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design Engineering Tech students.

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#14

SOWELA Technical Community College

Lake Charles, Louisiana

SOWELA Technical Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. SOWELA is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

SOWELA also made our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend SOWELA is $8,191 for southeast region associate degree design engineering tech students.

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#15

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, Mississippi
#18 in overall quality

Jones County Junior College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Ellisville, Mississippi, and it awarded 13 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree design engineering tech students list, Jones County Junior College has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,673 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design Engineering Tech students per year to attend Jones County Junior College.

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#23 in overall quality

Arkansas State University - Beebe landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Arkansas State University - Beebe is a small public school situated in Beebe, Arkansas. It awarded 7 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU-Beebe also made our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #23. The yearly cost to attend Arkansas State University - Beebe is $8,899 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design Engineering Tech students.

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#17

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia

Tidewater Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 14 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College also made our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend Tidewater Community College is $8,408 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design Engineering Tech students.

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#19 in overall quality

Louisiana Delta Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

LDCC also took the #19 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,484 for southeast region associate degree design engineering tech students per year to attend LDCC.

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#19

Hinds Community College

Raymond, Mississippi
#25 in overall quality

Hinds Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Raymond, Mississippi, and it awarded 11 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Hinds Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hinds Community College is $3,757 for southeast region associate degree design engineering tech students.

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#20

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida
#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #20, Indian River State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Indian River State College is located in Fort Pierce, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Indian River State College also took the #20 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $2,003 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design Engineering Tech students per year to attend Indian River State College.

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#21

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, South Carolina
#16 in overall quality

Piedmont Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Greenwood, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Piedmont Technical College, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,403 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design Engineering Tech students per year to attend Piedmont Technical College.

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Eastern Florida State College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. EFSC is located in Cocoa, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

EFSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Florida State College is $4,955 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design Engineering Tech students.

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University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Morrilton, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s design engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $5,013 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design Engineering Tech students per year to attend UACCM.

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Fletcher Technical Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school situated in Schriever, Louisiana. It awarded 5 associates’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Fletcher Technical Community College is $8,999 for southeast region associate degree design engineering tech students.

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#22 in overall quality

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Design Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is $5,684 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Design Engineering Tech students.

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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%.

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  • *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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