Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians programs in California
12 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
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in California earn a median of $80,480 a year across 7,330 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Surveyors | $105,330 | 4,520 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $87,390 | 3,660 |
| Surveying and Mapping Technicians | $78,110 | 3,340 |
| Drafters, All Other | $73,390 | 1,750 |
| Cartographers and Photogrammetrists | $102,780 | 1,450 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
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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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.