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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$3,570 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nebraska to see which undergraduate 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. 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 Nebraska

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Community College the best value school in Nebraska for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $3,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, design engineering tech majors at Northeast accumulate an average of around $7,206 in student debt.

Northeast not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska list.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Northeast Community College

#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $3,300 per year.

Central Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska list.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Central Community College Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 130
Missouri 137
Minnesota 333
South Dakota 20
Iowa 103

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

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 2 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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