Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians programs in Illinois
55 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois
Architectural and Civil Drafters in Illinois earn a median of $58,240 a year across 1,310 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 Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Drafters | $63,320 | 450 |
| Drafters, All Other | $53,300 | 190 |
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters | $68,310 | 150 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 57 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 42 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Kishwaukee College Malta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Kishwaukee College Malta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Morton College Cicero | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Morton College Cicero | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Roosevelt University Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Triton College River Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Triton College River Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
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.