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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

32 Colleges
$8,741 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,776 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, drafting and design engineering technology was ranked #154 in the country. In fact 8,964 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Southeast Region to see which 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for design engineering tech majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools

#1

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA
$4,221 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Baton Rouge Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for drafting and design engineering technology students. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, BRCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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$3,981 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Fletcher Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting and design engineering technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Fletcher Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,981 in tuition and fees each year.

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$4,265 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SOWELA Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

SOWELA undergraduate students pay an average of $4,265 in tuition and fees each year.

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$4,205 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 32 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Louisiana Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

South Louisiana Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,205 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great value for drafting and design engineering technology students. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,462 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgia Northwestern Technical College also is in the top 20% of our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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$7,250 Average Tuition & Fees

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value drafting and design engineering technology programs. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are $7,250 a year. After completing their degree, design engineering tech graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,000.

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#7

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Valencia College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valencia College are $9,383 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Valencia College also did well on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS
$4,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Pearl River Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the remote area of Poplarville, Pearl River Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Pearl River Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,500 in tuition and fees each year.

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$7,490 Average Tuition & Fees

Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for drafting and design engineering technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCtech are $7,490 per year.

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#10

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, SC
$9,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Greenville Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value drafting and design engineering technology programs. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $9,410 per year.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting and design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 71
Virginia 26
North Carolina 40
Florida 56
Tennessee 0
Kentucky 37
South Carolina 36
Louisiana 65
Arkansas 23
Alabama 67
Mississippi 105
West Virginia 4

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Design Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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