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Certificate (under 1 year)-26% vs national median30 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Hocking Technical College

Ranked 70th of 77 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,666
middle 50%: $24,926 – $84,962
Median · 5 years out
$44,060
middle 50%: $32,639 – $64,402
Median · 10 years out
$59,422
middle 50%: $46,663 – $96,791

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Hocking Technical College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $33,666 one year after graduating, rising to $59,422 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 26% below the national median of $59,848 for this field, ranking 70th of 77 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
9.2 yrs
≈ $11,000 total interest

Same major at other universities

Kaskaskia College
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$47,802 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$47,315 · 5 yrs out
Treasure Valley Community College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Trinity Valley Community College
$42,923 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$38,895 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Hocking Technical College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,372 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$69,338 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$61,552 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$57,852 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Ground Transportation (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$56,381 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$56,192 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Associate)
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Materials Sciences (Associate)
$53,107 · 5 yrs out

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