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Certificate (under 1 year)-1% vs national median287 grads tracked

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

Ranked 33rd of 77 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,613
middle 50%: $26,287 – $60,625
Median · 5 years out
$59,443
middle 50%: $40,748 – $79,660
Median · 10 years out
$61,332
middle 50%: $44,939 – $82,210

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Drafting and design certificate holders from Front Range Community College start at a median of $41k. Five-year earnings reach $59k, while ten-year medians hit $61k.

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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,307 total interest

Same major at other universities

Community College of Denver
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$60,533 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$59,719 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Bristol Community College
$58,363 · 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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