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Certificate (1-2 years)+9% vs national median33 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Front Range Community College

Ranked 7th of 44 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$55,464
middle 50%: $43,384 – $66,213
Median · 5 years out
$59,848
middle 50%: $40,342 – $86,367
Median · 10 years out
$61,167
middle 50%: $52,283 – $80,101

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Front Range Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $55,464 one year after graduating, rising to $61,167 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $54,898 for this field, ranking 7th of 44 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.3 yrs
≈ $6,786 total interest

Same major at other universities

Lakeland Community College
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$65,392 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$61,969 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$61,944 · 5 yrs out
South Central Louisiana Technical College
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$60,219 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$58,704 · 5 yrs out
Central Oregon Community College
$58,574 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
River Parishes Community College
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Front Range Community College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,152 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$69,744 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$68,943 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$66,641 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$64,546 · 5 yrs out
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,138 · 5 yrs out

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