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Associate+7% vs national median115 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Linn-Benton Community College

Ranked 40th of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,710
middle 50%: $35,715 – $58,712
Median · 5 years out
$61,827
middle 50%: $44,398 – $78,608
Median · 10 years out
$71,441
middle 50%: $57,372 – $88,474

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 Linn-Benton Community College's associate program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $50,710 one year after graduating, rising to $71,441 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $57,805 for this field, ranking 40th 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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,092 total interest

Same major at other universities

Anoka Technical College
$62,446 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$62,446 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$62,238 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$61,992 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$61,518 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at Linn-Benton Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$93,614 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$73,321 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$68,341 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$67,307 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$66,382 · 5 yrs out

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