Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians programs in Minnesota
27 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 12 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $54,109 at Dunwoody College of Technology.
What this work pays in Minnesota
Architectural and Civil Drafters in Minnesota earn a median of $70,680 a year across 1,930 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 Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Drafters | $73,090 | 1,220 |
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters | $77,330 | 250 |
| Drafters, All Other | $63,220 | 170 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis | Associate's degree | $16,000 | $54,109 (38 grads) | 25 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | Associate's degree | — | $52,107 (11 grads) | 17 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Associate's degree | — | $49,436 (13 grads) | 14 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | $48,823 (11 grads) | 8 |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka | Associate's degree | — | $46,087 (18 grads) | 9 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | $44,835 (23 grads) | 33 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Associate's degree | — | $44,189 (14 grads) | 25 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Associate's degree | — | $44,170 (17 grads) | 8 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Associate's degree | — | $41,565 (14 grads) | 11 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Associate's degree | — | $41,565 (13 grads) | 8 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Associate's degree | $8,008 | $39,369 (15 grads) | 17 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (12 grads) | 8 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Associate's degree | $11,341 | not published | 15 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Undergraduate certificate | — | 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 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.