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Drafting & Design Engineering at Central New Mexico Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Drafting & Design Engineering, consider the program at Central New Mexico Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Central New Mexico Community College is in Albuquerque, NM.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 34 drafting & design engineering graduations were recorded at Central New Mexico Community College.

Online Class Availability at Central New Mexico Community College

Distance learning is available at Central New Mexico Community College. Among 19,342 students, 7,623 (39%) studied exclusively online and 5,536 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Drafting & Design Engineering Rankings at Central New Mexico Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Central New Mexico Community College’s Drafting & Design Engineering program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New Mexico	#1 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	New Mexico	#3 of 3
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#5 of 27
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#25 of 27
Best Value	Nationwide	#34 of 195
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#175 of 194

Earnings for Drafting & Design Engineering Graduates from Central New Mexico Community College

Graduates of Central New Mexico Community College’s Drafting & Design Engineering program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$36,342
2 years	$33,077
4 years	$46,522
5 years	$48,802

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Drafting & Design Engineering graduates from Central New Mexico Community College take home a median $46,522, compared with $37,505 for all Central New Mexico Community College graduates — about 24% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Drafting & Design Engineering graduates at Central New Mexico Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Drafting & Design Engineering graduates at Central New Mexico Community College are 56% women (19) and 44% men (15).

Drafting & Design Engineering Associate’s Program at Central New Mexico Community College

Of the 10 associate’s drafting & design engineering graduates at Central New Mexico Community College, 30% were women (3) and 70% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Drafting & Design Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Central New Mexico Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	3
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 50% of Drafting & Design Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Central New Mexico Community College, higher than the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Drafting & Design Engineering Concentrations at Central New Mexico Community College

This Drafting & Design Engineering program at Central New Mexico Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Architectural Drafting & CAD/CADD	34

Best-Paid Careers for Drafting & Design Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the Drafting & Design Engineering program at Central New Mexico Community College pursue many career paths. Below are the highest-paying careers for Drafting & Design Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Drafters, All Other	$114,777
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$109,781
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$82,779
Mechanical Drafters	$78,252

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.