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Certificate (1-2 years)+4% vs national median211 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Delgado Community College

Ranked 14th of 44 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,956
middle 50%: $30,181 – $56,550
Median · 5 years out
$57,334
middle 50%: $42,081 – $77,901
Median · 10 years out
$74,110
middle 50%: $52,872 – $102,156

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

Drafting/Design Engineering certificate graduates earn a median $43k in their first year. Earnings reach $74k after ten years.

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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,165 total interest

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