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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You
With 152 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #11 most popular major in Nebraska.
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.
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 Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Nebraska 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Drafting & Design Engineering
Our analysis found Northeast Community College to be the best value school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Nebraska. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.
Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $3,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Northeast also made our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Community College Area is a great value for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Community College are $3,276 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, design engineering tech graduates from Southeast Community College carry an average student debtload of $16,668.
Southeast Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Nebraska rankings.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Central Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drafting & design engineering technology schools in Nebraska. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.
Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,300 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Central Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality for design engineering tech in Nebraska.
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Explore all the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 130 |
Missouri | 137 |
Minnesota | 333 |
South Dakota | 20 |
Iowa | 103 |
Majors Related to Design Engineering Tech
One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, drafting & design engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Design Engineering Tech Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Design Engineering Tech
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 3 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.
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