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Associate+1% vs national median45 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Southeastern Community College

Ranked 68th of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,047
middle 50%: $35,069 – $50,245
Median · 5 years out
$58,363
middle 50%: $47,346 – $72,242
Median · 10 years out
$75,158
middle 50%: $58,956 – $116,180

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 Southeastern Community College's associate program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $43,047 one year after graduating, rising to $75,158 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $57,805 for this field, ranking 68th 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
7 yrs
≈ $8,072 total interest

Same major at other universities

San Antonio College
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers Community College
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$59,077 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$57,805 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$57,726 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$57,619 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southeastern Community College

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,701 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,701 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$65,940 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,572 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,394 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$63,071 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$58,488 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$57,208 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$54,993 · 5 yrs out

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