Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, VA · Associate's Degree · about 11 graduates a year

$41,114
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$54,518
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$55,895
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#28 of 39
Rank by pay
#37 of 39
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Tidewater Community College graduates in drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Tidewater Community College Compares for Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

All 39 colleges reporting drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY$72,530$69,034#3—
2CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY$71,749$68,290#4—
3Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI$67,913$71,606#2—
4Century College White Bear Lake, MN$67,478$64,456#12—
5Spokane Community College Spokane, WA$66,859$61,496#18—
6Austin Community College District Austin, TX$65,475$66,569#6$50,584
7Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN$64,719$61,820#17$55,512
8Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI$64,565$67,183#5—
9Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE$63,776$65,915#9—
10Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS$63,498$77,043#1$35,706
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25Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN$55,198$52,726#33—
26SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles, LA$55,019$63,689#13—
27Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA$54,615$55,544#28$36,002
28Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA$54,518$49,644#37$41,114
29Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, MN$54,350$51,916#35$44,988
30Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE$54,148$55,964#27$41,599
31Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN$53,556$57,456#23$41,467

Other Majors at Tidewater Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,996$69,764#532 of 962
Engineering$76,492$68,555#19 of 53
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$71,342$62,524#164 of 560
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$69,811—#27 of 40
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$67,415—#25 of 52
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$57,951$47,722#99 of 176
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science$52,870$39,431#14 of 24
Business Administration, Management and Operations$52,533$35,919#182 of 547
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$50,925$29,799#127 of 476
Computer and Information Sciences$50,852$45,084#83 of 122
Criminal Justice and Corrections$47,597$26,013#197 of 426
Accounting and Related Services$45,829$29,056#162 of 225
Legal Support Services$45,823$33,677#45 of 109
Biological and Physical Sciences$45,557$30,605#66 of 85
Health and Medical Administrative Services$45,431$29,290#81 of 286
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$42,659$27,294#500 of 947
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$41,825$35,687#16 of 57
Social Sciences$41,334$29,425#28 of 38
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$39,788$23,509#34 of 58
Culinary Arts and Related Services$37,564$25,938#59 of 96
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$30,269$23,239#70 of 93
Design and Applied Arts$28,976$22,935#87 of 90

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Tidewater Community College drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $41,114 one year after graduating and $54,518 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Tidewater Community College rank for drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians?

Among 39 colleges reporting earnings for drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians graduates, Tidewater Community College ranks #28 by median pay four years after graduation, and #37 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians at Tidewater Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians ($55,895).

← All data for Tidewater Community College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.