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CAD Schools in Massachusetts

Massachusetts contains nine schools that offer CAD programs. Suffolk University, the highest-ranking CAD school in MA, has a total student population of 9,148 and is the 410th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 9 CAD schools in Massachusetts, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Suffolk University comes out as the most expensive ($29,268/yr), with Roxbury Community College as the lowest recorded at only $1,654/yr.

CAD students from Massachusetts schools who go on to become drafters, architects, computer aided designers, project architects, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 18,290 people working as drafters alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $48,210. Also, Architectural and civil drafters make on average $47,710 per year and there are about 105,320 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Massachusetts alone, there are 2,480 employed architectural and civil drafters earning an average yearly salary of $52,850. Drafters in this state earn $46,590/yr and there are 120 employed.

Also, within the CAD schools in Massachusetts, the average student population is 2,580 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from CAD, there are 5364 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,075 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $5,628, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

CAD Programs in Massachusetts

Suffolk University

• Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Elect CAD/CADD
  

ITT Technical Institute-Woburn

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Norwood

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Springfield Technical Community College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Associates

North Shore Community College

• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Quinsigamond Community College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Elect CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Middlesex Community College

• Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Elect CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Roxbury Community College

• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
  

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Massachusetts Interesting Facts

• 552 original documents pertaining to the Salem witch trials of 1692 have been preserved and are still stored by the Peabody Essex Museum.
• Boston built the first subway system in the United States in 1897.
• Although over 30 communities in the colonies eventually renamed themselves to honor Benjamin Franklin. The Massachusetts Town of Franklin was the first and changed its name in 1778.
• "Norfolk County is the birthplace of four United States presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George Herbert Walker Bush."
• In Holyoke, William G. Morgan, created a new game called "Mintonette" in 1895. After a demonstration given at the YMCA in nearby Springfield, the name "Mintonette" was replaced with the now familiar name "Volleyball."

Top National Parks in Massachusetts:

• Mt Holyoke Range State Park »
• Ashland State Park »
• Bradley Palmer State Park »

Famous State Residents:

• John F Kennedy »
• Susan B Anthony »
• Emily Dickinson »

See Also

• CAD Information
• Salary Details for an Architect
• Online CAD Schools
• Online CAD Programs
• Online CAD Courses
• Online CAD Certifications

Related Subjects - Schools in or near Massachusetts

• CAD