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Certificate (1-2 years)+7% vs national median61 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Central Oregon Community College

Ranked 9th of 44 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,543
middle 50%: $37,821 – $55,699
Median · 5 years out
$58,574
middle 50%: $45,751 – $73,271
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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 Central Oregon Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $45,543 one year after graduating, rising to $58,574 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $54,898 for this field, ranking 9th 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $7,853 total interest

Same major at other universities

SOWELA Technical Community College
$61,969 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$61,944 · 5 yrs out
South Central Louisiana Technical College
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$60,219 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$58,704 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
River Parishes Community College
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$57,334 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Central Oregon Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$91,518 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$88,783 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$80,113 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,278 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$76,523 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$66,562 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$66,562 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$60,679 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$58,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$57,514 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Associate)
$55,078 · 5 yrs out

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