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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, drafting & design engineering technology was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 8,822 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.
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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for design engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Drafting & Design Engineering
Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best value school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, design engineering tech graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,173.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Ivy Tech Community College Report
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cuyahoga Community College District is a great value for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,736 per year.
Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Cuyahoga Community College District Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Macomb Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Macomb Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,830 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Macomb Community College Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lorain County Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,601 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lewis and Clark Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Godfrey.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lewis and Clark Community College are $12,552 a year.
Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Lewis and Clark Community College Report
Lake Land College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drafting & design engineering technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the distant town of Mattoon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lake Land College are $13,905 per year.
Vincennes University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Vincennes University are $15,739 a year.
Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Vincennes University Report
Sinclair Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sinclair Community College are $8,316 per year.
Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Sinclair Community College Report
Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 255 |
Indiana | 315 |
Wisconsin | 246 |
Ohio | 148 |
Illinois | 339 |
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 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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