How much do Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College earn?

The reported median is $68,291 four years after completion.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $11,411.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 28% above the national median for the same field and degree level.

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Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians undergraduate certificate or diploma at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Cincinnati, OH · Public

What this page covers

Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are notably above similar programs.

$14,932 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: 16.7% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff: $187,910 / year
Modeled 10-year payoff: Withheld by data safeguards
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.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available → Not available

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

23Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

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.

15Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

Not reportedFederal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

Not reportedPell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

Not reportedFederal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$68,291A 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$4,968

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$11,411

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$68,291

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$121/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$4,968Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$12,229Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE16.3%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.

Not availableYear 1

$68,291Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

2.1% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$5,691

Estimated loan payment$121

23borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$68,291 vs. $53,359

$14,932 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

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$61,450 median wageOH estimate · 2,860 jobs · 17-3011$48,710–$76,710 middle 50% of OH wages+5.2% projected U.S. growth · 9,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeElectrical and Electronics Drafters$80,840 median wageOH estimate · 510 jobs · 17-3012$61,880–$90,320 middle 50% of OH wages-3.4% projected U.S. growth · 1,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeMechanical Drafters$70,580 median wageOH estimate · 1,790 jobs · 17-3013$57,720–$80,360 middle 50% of OH wages-6.0% projected U.S. growth · 2,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeDrafters, All Other$57,610 median wageOH estimate · 260 jobs · 17-3019$50,130–$69,970 middle 50% of OH wages-7.3% projected U.S. growth · 1,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degree

Possible alternatives

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.

Dallas, TX

Dallas College

$411 less debt · $1,754 lower annual net price

Earnings: $55,406
Debt: $11,000
Annual net price: $3,214

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Delhi, NY

SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

$1,414 higher earnings

Earnings: $69,705
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $17,225

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Tampa, FL

Hillsborough College

$1,107 lower annual net price

Earnings: $59,299
Debt: $14,000
Annual net price: $3,861

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Austin, TX

Austin Community College District

$911 less debt

Earnings: $58,775
Debt: $10,500
Annual net price: $6,390

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DATA QUALITY

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Not reported observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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