A program that prepares individuals to apply technical skills and advanced computer software and hardware to the creation of graphic representations and simulations in support of engineering projects. Includes instruction in engineering graphics, two-dimensional and three-dimensional engineering design, solids modeling, engineering animation, computer-aided drafting (CAD), computer-aided design (CADD), and auto-CAD techniques.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academy of Art University | 81 | 3% | $44,226 |
| 2 | Front Range Community College | 74 | 2% | $5,786 |
| 3 | Elgin Community College | 60 | 3% | $4,679 |
| 4 | Valencia College | 59 | 0% | $3,740 |
| 5 | Pikes Peak Community College | 58 | 1% | $5,640 |
| 6 | Hennepin Technical College | 46 | 3% | $7,248 |
| 7 | Trine University | 44 | 9% | $47,586 |
| 8 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | 41 | 3% | $5,259 |
| 9 | Laredo College | 36 | 2% | $5,100 |
| 10 | Glendale Community College | 35 | 1% | $3,494 |
| 11 | Seminole State College of Florida | 35 | 1% | $4,561 |
| 12 | College of Lake County | 32 | 1% | $5,124 |
| 13 | College of Western Idaho | 32 | 2% | $3,960 |
| 14 | Lee College | 32 | 1% | $3,543 |
| 15 | SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | 31 | 3% | $24,270 |
| 16 | Henry Ford College | 31 | 2% | $4,636 |
| 17 | Eastern Michigan University | 31 | 1% | $26,196 |
| 18 | Gwinnett Technical College | 30 | 1% | $4,722 |
| 19 | Thomas Nelson Community College | 29 | 2% | $6,106 |
| 20 | University of Central Missouri | 28 | 1% | $19,953 |
| 21 | Canadian Valley Technology Center | 24 | 5% | N/A |
| 22 | Naugatuck Valley Community College | 24 | 2% | $5,624 |
| 23 | Century College | 24 | 1% | $6,635 |
| 24 | Central Arizona College | 24 | 2% | $14,680 |
| 25 | Tidewater Community College | 23 | 1% | $7,061 |
| 26 | SUNY Westchester Community College | 22 | 1% | $7,236 |
| 27 | Dunwoody College of Technology | 22 | 5% | $36,288 |
| 28 | Murray State University | 21 | 1% | $23,472 |
| 29 | Danville Community College | 20 | 3% | $6,210 |
| 30 | Tyler Junior College | 20 | 1% | $16,764 |
| 31 | Hillsborough Community College | 20 | 0% | $16,666 |
| 32 | Minnesota State College Southeast | 20 | 4% | $6,628 |
| 33 | Texas State Technical College | 20 | 1% | $19,530 |
| 34 | Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | 19 | 1% | $4,632 |
| 35 | East Arkansas Community College | 19 | 6% | $5,080 |
| 36 | Triton College | 19 | 2% | $5,610 |
| 37 | Northern Virginia Community College | 19 | 0% | $7,410 |
| 38 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 18 | 1% | $50,454 |
| 39 | Southern Regional Technical College | 18 | 1% | $3,863 |
| 40 | Kalamazoo Valley Community College | 18 | 2% | $5,246 |
| 41 | Oakton Community College | 18 | 1% | $5,395 |
| 42 | YTI Career Institute-York | 17 | 3% | N/A |
| 43 | Kent State University at Tuscarawas | 17 | 4% | $7,034 |
| 44 | Spokane Community College | 17 | 1% | $4,681 |
| 45 | Eastern Florida State College | 17 | 0% | $4,096 |
| 46 | Waubonsee Community College | 16 | 1% | $4,880 |
| 47 | Pima Community College | 15 | 0% | $4,062 |
| 48 | Erie Community College | 15 | 1% | $21,186 |
| 49 | Ogden-Weber Technical College | 15 | 2% | N/A |
| 50 | College of DuPage | 15 | 0% | $5,464 |
| 51 | Owens Community College | 15 | 1% | $6,610 |
| 52 | Los Angeles ORT College-Van Nuys Campus | 15 | 11% | N/A |
| 53 | Pasco-Hernando State College | 14 | 1% | $4,783 |
| 54 | Morton College | 14 | 2% | $5,972 |
| 55 | Northwest College | 14 | 3% | $14,281 |
| 56 | Niagara County Community College | 14 | 1% | $6,423 |
| 57 | New River Community College | 14 | 2% | $6,497 |
| 58 | Carnegie Mellon University | 14 | 0% | $72,283 |
| 59 | Community College of Allegheny County | 14 | 1% | $5,815 |
| 60 | Bridgerland Technical College | 14 | 2% | N/A |
| 61 | Davis Technical College | 14 | 1% | N/A |
| 62 | Manhattan Area Technical College | 14 | 4% | $8,750 |
| 63 | Johnson County Community College | 13 | 0% | $4,350 |
| 64 | Ridgewater College | 13 | 1% | $6,965 |
| 65 | Emily Griffith Technical College | 13 | 2% | $7,569 |
| 66 | Northcentral Technical College | 13 | 1% | $16,142 |
| 67 | South Puget Sound Community College | 13 | 1% | $5,293 |
| 68 | Genesee Community College | 13 | 2% | $16,410 |
| 69 | Moraine Valley Community College | 12 | 0% | $5,796 |
| 70 | Blue Ridge Community College | 12 | 1% | $6,690 |
| 71 | Western Technical College | 12 | 1% | $16,315 |
| 72 | Athens Technical College | 12 | 1% | $3,698 |
| 73 | Joliet Junior College | 11 | 0% | $5,880 |
| 74 | Stark State College | 11 | 1% | $5,170 |
| 75 | Red River Technology Center | 11 | 5% | N/A |
| 76 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 11 | 0% | $57,401 |
| 77 | State Fair Community College | 10 | 1% | $9,774 |
| 78 | Los Angeles ORT College-Los Angeles Campus | 10 | 5% | N/A |
| 79 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | 10 | 1% | $6,598 |
| 80 | Nashua Community College | 10 | 3% | $9,016 |
| 81 | Kellogg Community College | 10 | 1% | $5,998 |
| 82 | Chattahoochee Technical College | 10 | 0% | $3,866 |
| 83 | The Art Institute of Houston | 10 | 3% | $19,068 |
| 84 | Mountain Empire Community College | 9 | 1% | $6,210 |
| 85 | Saint Louis Community College | 9 | 0% | $4,315 |
| 86 | Lake Land College | 9 | 0% | $4,470 |
| 87 | South Georgia Technical College | 9 | 1% | $7,148 |
| 88 | Illinois Valley Community College | 9 | 1% | $5,400 |
| 89 | Lanier Technical College | 9 | 0% | $4,436 |
| 90 | McHenry County College | 9 | 1% | $4,894 |
| 91 | Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology | 9 | 2% | $18,680 |
| 92 | Clackamas Community College | 9 | 1% | $6,744 |
| 93 | Mesa Community College | 9 | 0% | $3,494 |
| 94 | Community College of Denver | 9 | 1% | $6,550 |
| 95 | College of the Mainland | 8 | 1% | $3,773 |
| 96 | Manchester Community College | 8 | 1% | $9,270 |
| 97 | Butler Community College | 8 | 1% | $12,930 |
| 98 | Savannah Technical College | 8 | 0% | $4,044 |
| 99 | Washburn Institute of Technology | 8 | 1% | $8,832 |
| 100 | Harford Community College | 8 | 1% | $5,015 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.