Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians programs in Tennessee
18 schools in Tennessee teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $37,748 at Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga.
What this work pays in Tennessee
Architectural and Civil Drafters in Tennessee earn a median of $69,220 a year across 1,310 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 Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Drafters | $63,390 | 740 |
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters | $77,180 | 340 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | Associate's degree | — | $37,748 (25 grads) | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville Shelbyville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,133 (13 grads) | 7 |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | $12,965 | $25,194 (23 grads) | 0 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Cleveland State Community College Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Northeast State Community College Blountville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump Crump | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson Dickson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald Hohenwald | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown Morristown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
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.