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Certificate (1-2 years)-8% vs national median53 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Richland Community College

Ranked 31st of 44 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,539
middle 50%: $33,372 – $55,464
Median · 5 years out
$50,311
middle 50%: $41,501 – $63,874
Median · 10 years out
$86,086
middle 50%: $68,891 – $99,192

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 Richland Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $43,539 one year after graduating, rising to $86,086 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $54,898 for this field, ranking 31st 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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,627 total interest

Same major at other universities

Tidewater Community College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$50,441 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Community College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Northwest College
$49,582 · 5 yrs out
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$48,291 · 5 yrs out
South Louisiana Community College
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
Ozarks Technical Community College
$47,939 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Richland Community College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$136,719 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$129,378 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$111,056 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$111,056 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,441 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,070 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out

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