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Associate+4% vs national median140 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Piedmont Technical College

Ranked 54th of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,502
middle 50%: $32,172 – $59,673
Median · 5 years out
$60,021
middle 50%: $44,939 – $74,586
Median · 10 years out
$62,158
middle 50%: $49,269 – $84,159

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 Piedmont Technical College's associate program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $44,502 one year after graduating, rising to $62,158 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $57,805 for this field, ranking 54th 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?

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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
7 yrs
≈ $7,841 total interest

Same major at other universities

Hudson Valley Community College
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$60,208 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$60,159 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$60,134 · 5 yrs out
Genesee Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$59,476 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$59,291 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$59,282 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln University
$59,253 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Piedmont Technical College

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,356 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,042 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,734 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,723 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,270 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,616 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$59,222 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$59,222 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,962 · 5 yrs out

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