Associate+14% vs national median141 grads tracked
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Salt Lake Community College
Ranked 18th of 159 associate programs in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,762
middle 50%: $31,171 – $60,013
Median · 5 years out
$65,723
middle 50%: $48,372 – $79,921
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 (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Salt Lake Community College yields strong returns for Drafting and Design Engineering graduates. The median salary jumps from $43k to $66k by year five.
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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,615 total interest
Same major at other universities
Houston Community College
$70,747 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$65,240 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
River Parishes Community College
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
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$84,529 · 5 yrs out
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$71,605 · 5 yrs out
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$71,026 · 5 yrs out
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