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Associate+5% vs national median85 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Hudson Valley Community College

Ranked 48th of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,093
middle 50%: $28,536 – $56,092
Median · 5 years out
$60,590
middle 50%: $44,849 – $74,872
Median · 10 years out
$78,843
middle 50%: $48,943 – $102,062

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 Hudson Valley Community College's associate program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $40,093 one year after graduating, rising to $78,843 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $57,805 for this field, ranking 48th 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
≈ $8,203 total interest

Same major at other universities

Red Rocks Community College
$61,468 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
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
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$60,208 · 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

Other majors at Hudson Valley Community College

Construction Trades (Certificate)
$116,662 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$116,662 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$115,618 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$85,435 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$81,387 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$81,210 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,641 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,444 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$79,423 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$79,423 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$75,030 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,369 · 5 yrs out

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