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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$5,331 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,637 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

In 2020-2021, 65 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting and design engineering technology students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #102 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value programs for design engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Louisiana

Check out the design engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Drafting & Design Engineering

#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 Louisiana 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.

BRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,221 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$3,981 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fletcher Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Louisiana list. 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$4,265 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Louisiana list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SOWELA are $4,265 per year.

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$4,205 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Louisiana Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#5

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, LA
$11,156 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at ITI Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting and design engineering technology schools in Louisiana. Located in the suburb of Baton Rouge, ITI Technical College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ITI Technical College are $11,156 a year. On average, design engineering tech graduates from ITI Technical College take out $22,344 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,159 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Louisiana Delta Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drafting and design engineering technology students. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public school with a small student population.

LDCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,159 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 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
Arkansas 23
Alabama 67
Mississippi 105
West Virginia 4

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

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 6 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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