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Associate+12% vs national median74 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at River Parishes Community College

Ranked 22nd of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,247
middle 50%: $30,620 – $46,571
Median · 5 years out
$64,718
middle 50%: $40,793 – $74,943
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of River Parishes Community College's associate program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $37,247 one year after graduating, rising to $64,718 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 12% above the national median of $57,805 for this field, ranking 22nd of 159 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?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7 yrs
≈ $8,244 total interest

Same major at other universities

SOWELA Technical Community College
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$65,723 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$65,240 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$63,346 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$63,214 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at River Parishes Community College

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$134,767 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$122,253 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$119,554 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$117,625 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$109,443 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Certificate)
$44,724 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Certificate)
$44,724 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$44,340 · 5 yrs out

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