COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians associate's degree at Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, MI · 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$32,989Informational 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$8,621
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$11,748
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGSNot available
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$125/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
2 related offerings 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.
Mechanical Design Certificate (928)
- Reported price
- $5,263
- Completion
- 38.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 76.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $12,014
Mechanical Design AAAS (904)
- Reported price
- $12,088
- Completion
- 39.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 70.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $12,994
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$8,621Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$15,658Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE21.1%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$125
21borrowers 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$58,330 median wageMI estimate · 2,100 jobs · 17-3011$48,410–$73,800 middle 50% of MI wages+5.2% projected U.S. growth · 9,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeElectrical and Electronics Drafters$73,860 median wageMI estimate · 380 jobs · 17-3012$57,730–$91,760 middle 50% of MI wages-3.4% projected U.S. growth · 1,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeMechanical Drafters$72,280 median wageMI estimate · 2,030 jobs · 17-3013$57,720–$94,900 middle 50% of MI wages-6.0% projected U.S. growth · 2,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeDrafters, All Other$67,750 median wageMI estimate · 360 jobs · 17-3019$56,590–$87,960 middle 50% of MI 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.
Macomb Community College
$3,452 less debt · $7,003 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $56,351
- Debt
- $8,296
- Annual net price
- $1,618
Mott Community College
$2,934 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $59,314
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $5,687
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
$1,123 less debt · $1,659 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $63,498
- Debt
- $10,625
- Annual net price
- $6,962
CUNY New York City College of Technology
$3,494 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $71,749
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $5,127
DATA QUALITY
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June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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