Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians programs in New Jersey
11 schools in New Jersey 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 New Jersey
Architectural and Civil Drafters in New Jersey earn a median of $62,960 a year across 2,280 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 New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Drafters | $83,380 | 690 |
| Drafters, All Other | $77,840 | 350 |
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters | $77,600 | 240 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen Community College Paramus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Bergen Community College Paramus | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Camden County College Blackwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Camden County College Blackwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| County College of Morris Randolph | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Essex County College Newark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mercer County Community College West Windsor | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Toms River | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Thomas Edison State University Trenton | 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.