Perhaps I am a bit bias but Fusion 360 is a bit unique in the 3D space offering a very broad set of tools great for mechanical design and industrial design students that can push out G-code and has a great 3D printing utility to help get your designing printed quick and easily. I don't know of other tools that offer a complete tool set like this. There are individual tools that you can use in each space but nothing that pulls it all together like F360 does. Perhaps somebody else has additional thoughts around this.
As for 2D, AutoCAD is a large product with lots of tools, that said there is likely limited set of tools students need to get the job done. I would sugest turning off several of the tools to pair it down to a small set of tools that make up the main use case for 2D design. AutoCAD is the standard for 2D design, if students are interested in designing and cutting parts, it would be a great tool for them to know going into college.
