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2022 Best Value General Drafting & Design Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$9,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Drafting & Design Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Drafting & Design Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 4,586 people earned their degree in general drafting and design technology, making the major the 300th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 205 general drafting and design technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 87 general drafting and design technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Drafting & Design Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general drafting and design technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general drafting and design technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general drafting and design technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Drafting & Design Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Drafting & Design Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Drafting & Design Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Drafting & Design Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Central Community College is a public institution located in Grand Island, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Drafting & Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $7,241 for plains states region associate degree general drafting & design tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Central Community College.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Drafting & Design Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the #2 spot on the list. State Technical College of Missouri is a public institution located in Linn, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Drafting & Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend STC is $10,432 for Plains States Region Associate Degree General Drafting & Design Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Drafting & Design Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Ozarks Technical Community College is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OTC also made our “Best General Drafting & Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend OTC is $7,057 for plains states region associate degree general drafting & design tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Drafting & Design Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 5 associates’s general drafting and design tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Drafting & Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology is $10,877 for Plains States Region Associate Degree General Drafting & Design Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

Western Dakota Technical Institute

Rapid City, South Dakota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Drafting & Design Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Western Dakota Technical Institute is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s general drafting and design tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western Dakota Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Drafting & Design Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Dakota Technical Institute is $13,268 for plains states region associate degree general drafting & design tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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).
  • 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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