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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$4,206 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Louisiana 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.

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.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Drafting & Design Engineering

#1

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

Our 2023 rankings named Baton Rouge Community College the best value school in Louisiana for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. BRCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BRCC are $4,221 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fletcher Technical Community College is a great value for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Schriever.

Fletcher Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,119 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Fletcher Technical Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SOWELA Technical Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.

SOWELA undergraduate students pay an average of $4,325 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, South Louisiana Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. South Louisiana Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lafayette.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South Louisiana Community College is ranked #1 for overall quality for design engineering tech in Louisiana.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Louisiana Delta Community College helped the school earn the #5 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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LDCC are $4,159 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 112
Georgia 339
Arkansas 78
North Carolina 97
Florida 450
Virginia 115
West Virginia 8
Tennessee 122
Alabama 212
Kentucky 307
Mississippi 227

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

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 5 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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