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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$7,873 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southeast Region 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

Our analysis found Baton Rouge Community College to be the best value school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, BRCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BRCC are $4,221 a year.

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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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fletcher Technical Community College are $3,981 per year.

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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 the Southeast Region list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

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

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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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drafting and design engineering technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,250 in tuition and fees each year.

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Arkansas State University - Beebe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drafting and design engineering technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. ASU-Beebe is a small public school located in the fringe town of Beebe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU-Beebe are $4,656 a year.

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Tidewater Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $11,564 per year.

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Louisiana Delta Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drafting and design engineering technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LDCC are $4,159 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Remington College - Mobile Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, Remington College - Mobile Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Remington College - Mobile Campus are $17,773 a year.

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Northeast State Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Northeast State Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Blountville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northeast State Technical Community College are $17,238 a year.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting and design engineering technology schools 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 11 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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