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CAD Schools in Minnesota

Minnesota contains eighteen schools that offer CAD programs. Northwest Technical Institute, the highest-ranking CAD school in MN, has a total student population of 87 and is the 1441st highest ranked school in America.

Of the 18 CAD schools in Minnesota, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Dunwoody College of Technology comes out as the most expensive ($23,022/yr), with Saint Cloud Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $7,116/yr.

CAD students from Minnesota 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 Minnesota alone, there are 1,960 employed architectural and civil drafters earning an average yearly salary of $49,150. Drafters in this state earn $45,200/yr and there are 400 employed.

Also, within the CAD schools in Minnesota, the average student population is 3,459 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from CAD, there are 5327 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,013 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,006, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

CAD Programs in Minnesota

Northwest Technical Institute

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

  Levels offered: Associates

Herzing College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

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

  Levels offered: Associates

Alexandria Technical College

• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Dunwoody College of Technology

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  
• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
  
• Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Elect CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Ridgewater College

• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Central Lakes College-Brainerd

• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Minnesota State Community and Technical College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

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

  Levels offered: Associates

Saint Cloud Technical College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

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

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Dakota County Technical College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Hennepin Technical College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

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

  Levels offered: Certificate

South Central College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Northland Community and Technical College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Anoka Technical College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

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

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Rochester Community and Technical College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

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

  Levels offered: Certificate

Lake Superior College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Century Community and Technical College

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

  Levels offered: Associates

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

ITT Technical Institute-Eden Prairie

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

  Levels offered: Associates

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• Minnesotan baseball commentator Halsey Hal was the first to say 'Holy Cow' during a baseball broadcast.
• The Mall of America in Bloomington is the size of 78 football fields --- 9.5 million square feet.
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• Minneapolis is home to the oldest continuously running theater (Old Log Theater) and the largest dinner theater (Chanhassan Dinner Theater) in the country.

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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 Minnesota

• CAD