Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians graduates from State Technical College of Missouri earn $50,606 median salary, below the national average for this program. Median debt: $11,700.

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at State Technical College of Missouri

Linn, Missouri • Associate's

Median Earnings
$50,606
Graduates earn below the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at State Technical College of Missouri

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for State Technical College of Missouri 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 35 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at State Technical College of Missouri, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $50,606 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 below the national average for this program. Across all programs at State Technical College of Missouri, the mean median-earnings figure is $62,203, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. The median cumulative federal loan debt for Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians graduates at State Technical College of Missouri is $11,700, which translates to roughly $98 per month on a standard 10-year repayment plan. The descriptive debt-to-earnings ratio is 0.23: reported annual earnings exceed cumulative debt. This is a PlainCollege comparison, not a federal gainful-employment verdict. 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
$50,606
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
National Average
$58,689
All schools, same program
School Average
$62,203
All programs at State Technical College of Missouri

Program Details

Associate's
Credential Level
35
Completers (IPEDS)
409
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$11,700
Median Debt
0.23
Debt-to-Earnings (Favorable)
$98/mo
Est. Monthly Payment
$50,606
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.

Debt-to-earnings ratio compares cumulative debt to annual earnings. A ratio below 1.0 indicates that annual earnings exceed total debt, generally considered favorable. Estimated monthly payments assume a standard 10-year repayment plan.

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