COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians undergraduate certificate or diploma at Houston City College
Houston, TX · 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 close to similar programs.
$1,903 above the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $57,620 / 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.
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 benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$55,262A 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$5,737
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$55,262
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
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$5,737Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$12,009Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE16.5%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 earnings$4,605
Estimated loan paymentNot available
11borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$55,262 vs. $53,359
$1,903 above the national median for the same field and credential.
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$63,320 median wageTX estimate · 11,710 jobs · 17-3011$50,810–$81,050 middle 50% of TX wages+5.2% projected U.S. growth · 9,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeElectrical and Electronics Drafters$80,620 median wageTX estimate · 1,840 jobs · 17-3012$61,580–$96,730 middle 50% of TX wages-3.4% projected U.S. growth · 1,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeMechanical Drafters$79,380 median wageTX estimate · 4,630 jobs · 17-3013$61,710–$93,600 middle 50% of TX wages-6.0% projected U.S. growth · 2,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeDrafters, All Other$59,990 median wageTX estimate · 2,450 jobs · 17-3019$48,190–$72,550 middle 50% of TX 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.
Dallas College
$144 higher earnings · $2,523 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $55,406
- Debt
- $11,000
- Annual net price
- $3,214
Austin Community College District
$3,513 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $58,775
- Debt
- $10,500
- Annual net price
- $6,390
South Texas College
$3,986 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $31,238
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $1,751
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
$13,029 higher earnings · $769 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $68,291
- Debt
- $11,411
- Annual net price
- $4,968
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
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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