Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians programs in South Carolina
16 schools in South 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 South Carolina
Architectural and Civil Drafters in South Carolina earn a median of $64,680 a year across 1,170 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 South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Drafters | $63,740 | 640 |
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters | $76,440 | 290 |
| Drafters, All Other | $61,250 | 60 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Technical College Graniteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
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.