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Drafting Schools in North Carolina

North Carolina contains eleven schools that offer drafting programs. East Carolina University, the highest-ranking drafting school in NC, has a total student population of 27,654 and is the 214th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 11 drafting schools in North Carolina, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Wake Technical Community College comes out as the most expensive ($12,759/yr), with Rowan-Cabarrus Community College as the lowest recorded at only $76/yr.

Drafting students from North Carolina 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 North Carolina alone, there are 500 employed landscape architects earning an average yearly salary of $73,120. Architecture and engineering employees in this state earn $66,070/yr and there are 53,760 employed.

Also, within the drafting schools in North Carolina, the average student population is 3,455 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from drafting, there are 6640 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,218 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,155, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Drafting Programs in North Carolina

East Carolina University

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General

Levels offered: Bachelors

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Beaufort County Community College

Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

Levels offered: Certificate

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other

Levels offered: Associates

Surry Community College

Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Wake Technical Community College

Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Alamance Community College

Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Central Piedmont Community College

Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

Levels offered: Certificate

Mitchell Community College

Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Cleveland Community College

Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Isothermal Community College

Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

North Carolina Interesting Facts

The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States.
In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk. The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawks now commemorates their achievement.
High Point is known as the Furniture Capital of the World.
Know as "Fish Town" in the early 1700's when Blackbeard frequented the coast, "Beaufort Town" was established as a seaport with the right to collect customs, in 1722.
The Outer Banks of NC hosts some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.

Top National Parks in North Carolina:

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