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Associate+11% vs national median146 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Erie Community College

Ranked 24th of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$46,435
middle 50%: $34,546 – $61,147
Median · 5 years out
$63,874
middle 50%: $53,107 – $78,170
Median · 10 years out
$70,625
middle 50%: $58,114 – $81,860

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 Erie Community College's associate program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $46,435 one year after graduating, rising to $70,625 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $57,805 for this field, ranking 24th 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
≈ $7,370 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
River Parishes Community College
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$64,175 · 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
South Central College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Erie Community College

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$106,721 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$86,254 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$82,541 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$81,919 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$69,509 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,740 · 5 yrs out

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