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Drafting Schools in California

California contains 89 schools that offer drafting programs. Los Angeles ORT College-Van Nuys, the highest-ranking drafting school in CA, has a total student population of 76 and is the 1203rd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 89 drafting schools in California, only 30 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Western Career College-Emeryville comes out as the most expensive ($25,749/yr), with Mt San Antonio College as the lowest recorded at only $2,897/yr.

Drafting students from California schools who go on to become architects, architecture designers, drafters, landscape architects, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,412,730 people working as architecture and engineering employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $73,590. Also, Landscape architects make on average $65,910 per year and there are about 18,940 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the California alone, there are 3,160 employed landscape architects earning an average yearly salary of $74,720. Architecture and engineering employees in this state earn $85,680/yr and there are 313,470 employed.

Also, within the drafting schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from drafting, there are 18354 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,230 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,817, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Drafting Programs in California

Los Angeles ORT College-Van Nuys

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Martinez Adult Education

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

  Levels offered: Certificate

Ventura Adult and Continuing Education

• Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  
• Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Elect CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Western Career College-San Jose

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Westech College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Western Career College-Emeryville

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Lathrop

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

  Levels offered: Associates

De Anza College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

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

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Los Angeles ORT Technical Institute

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

ITT Technical Institute-Sylmar

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

  Levels offered: Associates

ITT Technical Institute-San Bernardino

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

  Levels offered: Associates

ITT Technical Institute-San Dimas

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

  Levels offered: Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Anaheim

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

  Levels offered: Associates

Ventura College

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

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

  Levels offered: Associates

Saddleback College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Westwood College-Anaheim

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Associates

City College of San Francisco

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

National University

• Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Moorpark College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  
• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
  
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

Mt San Antonio College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Orange Coast College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

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

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

  Levels offered: Associates

Sierra College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

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

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Torrance

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

  Levels offered: Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Oxnard

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

  Levels offered: Associates

Santa Barbara City College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Laney College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

West Valley College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Shasta College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Rancho Cordova

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

  Levels offered: Associates

Los Angeles Pierce College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

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

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Pasadena City College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

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

Cabrillo College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  
• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

Diablo Valley College

• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

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

  Levels offered: Associates

MiraCosta College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

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

  Levels offered: Associates

Fullerton College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

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

Westwood College-Inland Empire

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Southwestern College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Westwood College-South Bay

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Associates

San Joaquin Delta College

• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

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

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

  Levels offered: Associates

Irvine Valley College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

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

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Allan Hancock College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Antelope Valley College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

ITT Technical Institute-San Diego

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

  Levels offered: Associates

Palomar College

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

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

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Glendale Community College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

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

  Levels offered: Associates

East Los Angeles College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Solano Community College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Las Positas College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Riverside Community College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

El Camino Community College District

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

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See Also

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