Certificate (under 1 year)-16% vs national median162 grads tracked
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Kaskaskia College
Ranked 64th of 77 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,867
middle 50%: $23,818 – $47,666
Median · 5 years out
$50,050
middle 50%: $37,361 – $64,251
Median · 10 years out
$64,175
middle 50%: $41,019 – $88,474
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
This certificate program yields a $37k median salary in year one. Ten-year median earnings reach $64k.
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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,663 total interest
Same major at other universities
Morton College
$53,279 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$52,839 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Mountain View College
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$51,505 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$51,458 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$47,802 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$47,315 · 5 yrs out
Treasure Valley Community College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
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$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
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$67,343 · 5 yrs out
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$66,197 · 5 yrs out
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$64,603 · 5 yrs out
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Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$54,152 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$52,765 · 5 yrs out
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