Program Payoff

Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians programs in California

3 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.

What this work pays in California

Architectural and Civil Drafters in California earn a median of $76,520 a year across 11,400 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in California
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$80,4807,330
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$83,4907,250

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill Associate's degree not published
Los Medanos College Pittsburg Associate's degree not published
Victor Valley College Victorville Associate's degree not published

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.