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Associate+4% vs national median202 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Ranked 51st of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$46,532
middle 50%: $33,495 – $54,503
Median · 5 years out
$60,208
middle 50%: $49,057 – $71,346
Median · 10 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $57,372 – $93,789

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 St. Cloud Technical and Community College's associate program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $46,532 one year after graduating, rising to $72,585 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $57,805 for this field, ranking 51st 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?

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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,591 total interest

Same major at other universities

Minnesota State College Southeast
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$60,159 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$60,134 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$60,021 · 5 yrs out
Genesee Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$59,476 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,460 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,853 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$72,156 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,992 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,755 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,154 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,936 · 5 yrs out

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