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Certificate (under 1 year)-27% vs national median173 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at William Rainey Harper College

Ranked 71st of 77 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,433
middle 50%: $23,971 – $50,697
Median · 5 years out
$43,948
middle 50%: $31,485 – $61,903
Median · 10 years out
$63,874
middle 50%: $48,639 – $80,964

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

Graduates of William Rainey Harper College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $36,433 one year after graduating, rising to $63,874 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 27% below the national median of $59,848 for this field, ranking 71st of 77 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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,497 total interest

Same major at other universities

Coastal Bend College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$48,487 · 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
Hocking Technical College
$44,060 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Trinity Valley Community College
$42,923 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$38,895 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$38,536 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at William Rainey Harper College

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$88,474 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,323 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Associate)
$82,479 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$78,929 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,864 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,224 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$75,889 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$75,192 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,307 · 5 yrs out

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