2027 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in North Carolina
[Drafting & Design Engineering Technology](/majors/engineering-technologies/drafting-design-engineering-technology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong drafting & design engineering technology education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for drafting & design engineering technology students.
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2027 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in North Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in drafting & design engineering technology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools
For return on investment in drafting & design engineering technology, no school beat Alamance Community College this year. Set in the suburb of Graham, Alamance Community College is a moderately-sized public institution. Students from in state pay about $2,592 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $8,736. Typical student debt for drafting & design engineering technology graduates is $6,625. Early-career drafting & design engineering technology graduates make about $37,585. Set against $6,625 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value drafting & design engineering technology schools. Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Asheville. Students from in state pay about $2,882 in tuition and fees, compared with $9,026 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for drafting & design engineering technology graduates is $18,883. Early-career drafting & design engineering technology graduates make about $37,459. That is a strong return on a $18,883 median debt.
Students looking for strong value in drafting & design engineering technology will find it at East Carolina University, which ranked #3. East Carolina University is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $7,361, with out-of-state students paying around $23,638. Students borrow a median of $24,747 to complete the drafting & design engineering technology program here. Early-career drafting & design engineering technology graduates make about $51,931. That is a strong return on a $24,747 median debt. The acceptance rate is 89%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 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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