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.

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

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

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

#1

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, NE

11 Associate Degrees

#2 in Quality in Nebraska

$3,840 Average Tuition & Fees

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 moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $3,840 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northeast is ranked #2 for overall quality for design engineering tech in Nebraska.

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#2

Southeast Community College Area

Lincoln, NE

18 Associate Degrees

#1 in Quality in Nebraska

$3,276 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,276 per 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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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

25 Associate Degrees

#4 in Quality in Nebraska

$3,300 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Community College are $3,300 a year.

Central Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Nebraska list.

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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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Majors Related to Design Engineering Tech

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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