Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians programs in New York
30 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $33,993 at SUNY College of Technology at Alfred.
What this work pays in New York
Architectural and Civil Drafters in New York earn a median of $76,260 a year across 7,380 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 York |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Drafters | $76,490 | 1,940 |
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters | $77,830 | 850 |
| Drafters, All Other | $72,190 | 610 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (18 grads) | 0 |
| Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES Liverpool | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,476 (14 grads) | — |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 42 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Genesee Community College Batavia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Genesee Community College Batavia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Orange County Community College Middletown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| SUNY Morrisville Morrisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Flushing | 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.
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.