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Certificate (under 1 year)-21% vs national median40 grads tracked

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Howard County Junior College District

Ranked 68th of 77 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,505
middle 50%: $34,840 – $78,529
Median · 5 years out
$47,315
middle 50%: $35,391 – $68,098
Median · 10 years out
$60,590
middle 50%: $43,722 – $116,180

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 Howard County Junior College District's certificate (under 1 year) program in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians earn a median $42,505 one year after graduating, rising to $60,590 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 21% below the national median of $59,848 for this field, ranking 68th 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?

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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,263 total interest

Same major at other universities

Saint Philip's College
$51,458 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
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
Treasure Valley Community College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$44,060 · 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

Other majors at Howard County Junior College District

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$86,835 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$71,823 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$71,690 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$64,308 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$61,403 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$55,540 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$55,322 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Certificate)
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Associate)
$49,855 · 5 yrs out

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