Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians programs in North Carolina
17 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina
Architectural and Civil Drafters in North Carolina earn a median of $62,750 a year across 2,680 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 North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Drafters | $59,050 | 1,350 |
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters | $81,960 | 430 |
| Drafters, All Other | $59,500 | 320 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance Community College Graham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Craven Community College New Bern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Craven Community College New Bern | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Isothermal Community College Spindale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Isothermal Community College Spindale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
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.