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Certificate (1-2 years)-1% vs national median50 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Ranked 23rd of 44 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$25,070
middle 50%: $19,174 – $33,078
Median · 5 years out
$54,267
middle 50%: $43,820 – $67,922
Median · 10 years out
$64,930
middle 50%: $47,119 – $80,289

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of SUNY College of Technology at Delhi's certificate (1-2 years) program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $25,070 one year after graduating, rising to $64,930 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% below the national median of $54,898 for this field, ranking 23rd of 44 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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,773 total interest

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