Nebraska contains four schools that offer CAD programs. Northeast Community College, the highest-ranking CAD school in NE, has a total student population of 5,205 and is the 3022nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 4 CAD schools in Nebraska, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, ITT Technical Institute-Omaha comes out as the most expensive ($22,177/yr), with Southeast Community College Area as the lowest recorded at only $5,555/yr.
CAD students from Nebraska 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 Nebraska alone, there are 530 employed architectural and civil drafters earning an average yearly salary of $40,360. Drafters in this state earn $45,040/yr and there are 340 employed.
Also, within the CAD schools in Nebraska, the average student population is 2,686 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from CAD, there are 1891 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,500 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,844, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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