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Associate+6% vs national median132 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Red Rocks Community College

Ranked 42nd of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,881
middle 50%: $38,341 – $67,343
Median · 5 years out
$61,468
middle 50%: $47,631 – $80,729
Median · 10 years out
$69,841
middle 50%: $51,694 – $93,789

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Red Rocks Community College's associate program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $50,881 one year after graduating, rising to $69,841 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% above the national median of $57,805 for this field, ranking 42nd of 159 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?

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

Paid off in
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,100 total interest

Same major at other universities

Austin Community College
$62,238 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$61,992 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$61,518 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$60,590 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Red Rocks Community College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$116,945 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$105,907 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$86,581 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$85,863 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$85,089 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$77,825 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$77,653 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$76,896 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Associate)
$76,644 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,402 · 5 yrs out

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