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CAD Schools in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN (population: 386,751) has three CAD schools within its city limits. Herzing College, the highest ranked school in the city with a CAD program, has a total student population of 328. It is the 2140th highest ranked school in the USA and the 37th highest in the state of Minnesota (#1 is University of Minnesota-Twin Cities).

CAD students from Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington-WI area alone, there are 1,430 employed architectural and civil drafters earning an average salary of $52,170. Drafters in this area earn $47,180/yr and there are 320 employed.

Minneapolis lies in Hennepin county, which is one of the 61 counties in Minnesota. Overall, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington-WI area has 1,729,750 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.4% unemployment rate, $23.40/hr average worker wage, and a $48,670 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.183 out of every 1000 jobs in Minneapolis are held by drafters, and 0.827/1000 are held by architectural and civil drafters.

Of the 3 CAD schools in Minneapolis, only 1 has 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) for CAD students, with Minneapolis Community and Technical College as the lowest, reported at only $13,072/yr.

CAD Programs in Minneapolis

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

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

  Levels offered: Associates

• 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

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

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