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Drafting & Design Engineering at Dallas College

If you are interested in studying Drafting & Design Engineering, consider the program at Dallas College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Dallas College sits in Dallas, TX.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 133 drafting & design engineering graduations were recorded at Dallas College.

Online & Distance Learning at Dallas College

Many students take online classes at Dallas College. Among 69,749 students, 26,959 (39%) studied exclusively online and 19,469 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Drafting & Design Engineering Graduates from Dallas College

Those who finish Dallas 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	$41,234
4 years	$40,082
5 years	$53,241

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Drafting & Design Engineering graduates from Dallas College earn a median of $40,082, compared with $43,885 for all Dallas College graduates — about 9% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Drafting & Design Engineering graduates from Dallas College is $11,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Drafting & Design Engineering graduates at Dallas College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Drafting & Design Engineering graduates at Dallas College are 37% women (49) and 63% men (84).

Drafting & Design Engineering Associate’s Program at Dallas College

Among the 24 associate’s drafting & design engineering degrees awarded at Dallas College, 42% were women (10) and 58% were men (14).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	17
Black / African American	1
Asian	1

Minority students account for 79% of Drafting & Design Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Dallas 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 Dallas College

This Drafting & Design Engineering program at Dallas College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Drafting & Design Technology	89
Architectural Drafting & CAD/CADD	44

Highest-Paying Careers for Drafting & Design Engineering Graduates

Students who finish Drafting & Design Engineering program at Dallas College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Drafting & Design Engineering graduates, 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.