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Certificate (1-2 years)-2% vs national median90 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13

Ranked 24th of 44 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,759
middle 50%: $27,814 – $54,051
Median · 5 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $39,793 – $67,394
Median · 10 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $56,877 – $86,367

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 Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13's certificate (1-2 years) program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $40,759 one year after graduating, rising to $69,154 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% below the national median of $54,898 for this field, ranking 24th 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,717 total interest

Same major at other universities

Rockland Community College
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$55,665 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$54,898 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma City Community College
$54,857 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$54,267 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13

Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate)
$90,862 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$88,374 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$86,048 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$84,548 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$83,805 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,615 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$64,754 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,234 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Associate)
$60,059 · 5 yrs out

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