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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$4,745 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

With 1,107 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #16 most popular major in Texas.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Texas 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.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in Texas

Check out the design engineering tech basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Drafting & Design Engineering

#1

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Our analysis found Lee College to be the best value school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Texas. Lee College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Baytown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lee College are $3,882 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lee College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list.

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#2

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Out of the 8 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,168 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tyler Junior College is a great value for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tyler.

Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

The excellent basic certificate programs at Del Mar College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drafting & design engineering technology schools in Texas. DMC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

DMC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Laredo College

Laredo, TX

With a ranking of #6, Laredo College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Laredo, Laredo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Laredo College are $4,500 per year.

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Houston Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $4,344 per year.

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Austin Community College District came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $8,580 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Austin Community College District Report

Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 150
Oklahoma 240
New Mexico 46

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 8 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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