Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians programs in Florida
39 schools in Florida teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,087 at Eastern Florida State College.
What this work pays in Florida
Architectural and Civil Drafters in Florida earn a median of $62,640 a year across 7,530 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 Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Drafters | $68,050 | 1,540 |
| Drafters, All Other | $59,970 | 670 |
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters | $73,010 | 660 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Florida State College Melbourne | Associate's degree | — | $41,087 (12 grads) | 15 |
| Hillsborough College Tampa | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 30 |
| Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Daytona State College Daytona Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Daytona State College Daytona Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Eastern Florida State College Melbourne | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| Erwin Technical College Tampa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Florida Panhandle Technical College Chipley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Gulf Coast State College Panama City | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Immokalee Technical College Immokalee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Indian River State College Fort Pierce | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Indian River State College Fort Pierce | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical College Naples | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Manatee Technical College Bradenton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Miami Dade College Miami | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 69 |
| Miami Dade College Miami | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwest Florida State College Niceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwest Florida State College Niceville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Orange Technical College Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Orange Technical College-South Campus Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Palm Beach State College Lake Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Pasco-Hernando State College New Port Richey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Pasco-Hernando State College New Port Richey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Pensacola State College Pensacola | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Ridge Technical College Winter Haven | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Seminole State College of Florida Sanford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Seminole State College of Florida Sanford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota Bradenton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Suncoast Technical College Sarasota | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Suncoast Technical College Sarasota | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Tallahassee State College Tallahassee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Tallahassee State College Tallahassee | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Valencia College Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 103 |
| Valencia College Orlando | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| William T McFatter Technical College Davie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
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 Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.