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Associate0% vs national median149 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Portland Community College

Ranked 72nd of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,119
middle 50%: $38,868 – $58,363
Median · 5 years out
$57,805
middle 50%: $43,722 – $72,776
Median · 10 years out
$81,043
middle 50%: $50,676 – $96,791

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 Portland Community College's associate program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $47,119 one year after graduating, rising to $81,043 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% above the national median of $57,805 for this field, ranking 72nd 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,674 total interest

Same major at other universities

L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Community College
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$57,726 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$57,514 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Honolulu Community College
$57,301 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Portland Community College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$99,460 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$93,265 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$85,856 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,509 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,284 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$79,996 · 5 yrs out

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