Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians programs in Kansas
17 schools in Kansas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $45,852 at Johnson County Community College.
What this work pays in Kansas
Architectural and Civil Drafters in Kansas earn a median of $62,220 a year across 630 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 Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Drafters | $65,250 | 540 |
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters | $60,730 | 210 |
| Drafters, All Other | $66,040 | 50 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | Associate's degree | — | $45,852 (11 grads) | 12 |
| Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson | Associate's degree | — | $37,208 (12 grads) | 9 |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita | Associate's degree | $16,168 | $33,809 (13 grads) | 43 |
| Butler Community College El Dorado | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Butler Community College El Dorado | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Highland Community College Highland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Highland Community College Highland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Salina Area Technical College Salina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Salina Area Technical College Salina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Seward County Community College Liberal | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Seward County Community College Liberal | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Washburn University Topeka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 55 |
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.