2022 Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD is the 503rd most popular major in the country with 1,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 140 architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 28 architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,469 and $14,548 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD programs, but they also cost less that 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 architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

Lewis and Clark Community College

Godfrey, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$3,658 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis and Clark Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school situated in Godfrey, Illinois. It awarded 11 associates’s architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis and Clark Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $3,658 for Illinois Associate Degree Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lewis and Clark Community College.

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#2

Lake Land College

Mattoon, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$4,007 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Land College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lake Land College is a public institution located in Mattoon, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lake Land College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list. It costs about $4,007 for Illinois Associate Degree Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lake Land College.

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#3

Rend Lake College

Ina, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$5,283 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rend Lake College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. Rend Lake College is a public institution located in Ina, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rend Lake College also made our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Rend Lake College is $5,283 for Illinois Associate Degree Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD students whose families make $30-$48k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD (Income $30-$48k)

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *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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