Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians graduates from Century College earn $67,478 median salary, above the national average for this program.

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota • Associate's

Median Earnings
$67,478
Graduates earn above the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Century College

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Century College and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at the associate's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 11 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Century College, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $67,478 represent Treasury-derived wages, deferred compensation, and positive self-employment earnings four years after program completion for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Compared to the national mean of $58,689 across all institutions offering Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, graduates here earn above the national average for this program. Across all programs at Century College, the mean median-earnings figure is $57,517, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. Median federal debt is not separately reported for this program at this school. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.

Earnings Comparison

This School
$67,478
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
National Average
$58,689
All schools, same program
School Average
$57,517
All programs at Century College

Program Details

Associate's
Credential Level
11
Completers (IPEDS)
409
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$67,478
Median Earnings

About the Data

Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.

PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.