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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Washington

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$4,200 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,027 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #12 most popular major in Washington with 451 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Washington to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for design engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for design engineering tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Drafting & Design Engineering

Our analysis found Spokane Community College to be the best value school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Washington. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $3,928 per year.

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#2

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Olympic College is a great value for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OC are $4,472 a year.

OC also made our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington list, coming in at #2.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Olympic College Report

Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 760
Oregon 182
Nevada 15
Alaska 6
Hawaii 38

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Design Engineering Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Drafting & Design Technology 4,028
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 2,179
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 1,318
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 1,058
Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD 104
Other Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies 72
Electrical/Electronics Drafting & Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD 47

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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