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Associate+10% vs national median59 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Metropolitan Community College

Ranked 26th of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$46,803
middle 50%: $37,132 – $53,225
Median · 5 years out
$63,346
middle 50%: $46,728 – $73,365
Median · 10 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $47,802 – $89,527

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 Metropolitan Community College's associate program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $46,803 one year after graduating, rising to $72,585 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $57,805 for this field, ranking 26th 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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,364 total interest

Same major at other universities

Eastfield College
$65,240 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
River Parishes Community College
$64,718 · 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
Delgado Community College
$63,214 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee State University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Metropolitan Community College

Engineering, General (Associate)
$76,913 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,872 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$75,689 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$72,057 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,337 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,298 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$66,850 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$66,726 · 5 yrs out

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