COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians associate's degree at Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, ME · Public
What this page covers
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The short version
There is not enough evidence for a firm comparison.
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- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- Not available: earnings are missing
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Not available: earnings are missing
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$36,497Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$11,086
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$13,000
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGSNot available
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$138/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
1 related offering reported to the Department of Labor
These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.
Architectural and Engineering Design
- Reported price
- $7,696
- Completion
- 28.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 76.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $9,336
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$11,086Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$18,531Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE28.2%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$138
22borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
Not available vs. $55,895
The like-for-like difference is unavailable.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Architectural and Civil Drafters$66,200 median wageME estimate · 440 jobs · 17-3011$57,840–$78,470 middle 50% of ME wages+5.2% projected U.S. growth · 9,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeMechanical Drafters$76,360 median wageME estimate · 620 jobs · 17-3013$61,470–$76,360 middle 50% of ME wages-6.0% projected U.S. growth · 2,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeElectrical and Electronics Drafters$75,100 median wageME estimate · 110 jobs · 17-3012$61,660–$78,070 middle 50% of ME wages-3.4% projected U.S. growth · 1,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeDrafters, All Other$55,460 median wageME estimate · 40 jobs · 17-3019$47,500–$67,410 middle 50% of ME wages-7.3% projected U.S. growth · 1,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degree
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
$2,375 less debt · $4,124 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $63,498
- Debt
- $10,625
- Annual net price
- $6,962
Northcentral Technical College
$5,000 less debt · $783 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $63,412
- Debt
- $8,000
- Annual net price
- $10,303
Houston City College
$960 less debt · $5,349 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $60,458
- Debt
- $12,040
- Annual net price
- $5,737
St Cloud Technical and Community College
$1,500 less debt · $1,451 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $60,100
- Debt
- $11,500
- Annual net price
- $9,635
DATA QUALITY
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June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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