2023 Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 CAD/CADD Drafting Tech for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,270 people earned their degree in CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician, making the major the 481st most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 290 CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 38 CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for CAD/CADD Drafting Tech for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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 CAD/CADD Drafting 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 CAD/CADD Drafting Tech for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for CAD/CADD Drafting Tech for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for CAD/CADD Drafting Tech for an Associate list. Baytown, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Lee College also took the #1 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 7,487 students enrolled at Lee College, 169 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lee College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[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 Laredo College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for CAD/CADD Drafting Tech for an Associate list. Laredo College is located in Laredo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Laredo College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 9,292 students enrolled at Laredo College, 111 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 71 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,287. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Laredo College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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