2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD (With Aid)

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Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD is the 1165th most popular major in the country with 105 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 civil drafting and civil engineering CAD/CADD graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil drafting and civil engineering CAD/CADD. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil drafting and civil engineering 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 civil drafting and civil engineering CAD/CADD program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD (With Aid)

#1

Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Kirkland, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$7,713 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a small school located in Kirkland, Washington that handed out 6 associates’s civil drafting and civil engineering CAD/CADD degrees in 2019-2020.

LWTech also made our “Best Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology is $7,713 for associate degree civil drafting and civil engineering cad/cadd students with aid.

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#2

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#4 in overall quality

$5,539 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 6 associates’s civil drafting and civil engineering CAD/CADD degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,539 for Associate Degree Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD students with aid per year to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana.

Full NMSU Dona Ana Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD Report

#3

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

#3 in overall quality

$14,633 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s civil drafting and civil engineering CAD/CADD students in 2019-2020.

Southeast Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Tech is $14,633 for Associate Degree Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD students with aid.

Full Southeast Tech Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD Report

#4

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York

#2 in overall quality

$33,167 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 1 associates’s civil drafting and civil engineering CAD/CADD degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT also made our “Best Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Rochester Institute of Technology is $33,167 for associate degree civil drafting and civil engineering cad/cadd students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD at Rochester Institute of Technology

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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