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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You
With 183 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #20 most popular major in Louisiana.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
The Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Louisiana to see which basic certificate 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.
Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Drafting & Design Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named SOWELA Technical Community College the best value school in Louisiana for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.
SOWELA undergraduate students pay an average of $4,325 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 3 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, South Louisiana Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. South Louisiana Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.
South Louisiana Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,205 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
South Louisiana Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana rankings.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Louisiana Delta Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drafting & design engineering technology schools in Louisiana. LDCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Monroe.
LDCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,159 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
LDCC also made our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #5.
Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 339 |
| South Carolina | 112 |
| Arkansas | 78 |
| North Carolina | 97 |
| Florida | 450 |
| West Virginia | 8 |
| Virginia | 115 |
| Alabama | 212 |
| Kentucky | 307 |
| Tennessee | 122 |
| Mississippi | 227 |
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Related Majors for Design Engineering Tech
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Design Engineering Tech Concentrations
Majors Similar to Design Engineering Tech
| 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 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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