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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$4,900 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$12,965 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

With 67 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drafting and design engineering technology is the #114 most popular major in Alabama.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alabama 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.

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 Schools in Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in Drafting & Design Engineering

$4,940 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found John C Calhoun State Community College to be the best value school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in Alabama. Calhoun Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Tanner.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Calhoun Community College are $4,940 per year.

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$4,860 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Coastal Alabama Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Alabama list. Located in the distant town of Bay Minette, Coastal Alabama Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Coastal Alabama Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$17,773 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Remington College - Mobile Campus is a great value for drafting and design engineering technology students. Remington College - Mobile Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Mobile.

Remington College - Mobile Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $17,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, design engineering tech graduates from Remington College - Mobile Campus take out $12,965 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Remington College - Mobile Campus Report

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

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

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

One of 18 majors within the area of study, drafting and design engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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