Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians programs in Texas
67 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 12 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $45,383 at Austin Community College District.
What this work pays in Texas
Architectural and Civil Drafters in Texas earn a median of $63,320 a year across 11,710 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Drafters | $79,380 | 4,630 |
| Drafters, All Other | $59,990 | 2,450 |
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters | $80,620 | 1,840 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | — | $45,383 (30 grads) | 54 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | — | $43,000 (34 grads) | 33 |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | Associate's degree | — | $40,467 (12 grads) | 8 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | $39,523 (36 grads) | 63 |
| Lee College Baytown | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (18 grads) | 19 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (14 grads) | 10 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Associate's degree | $12,650 | $37,748 (52 grads) | 18 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (13 grads) | 9 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (20 grads) | 34 |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | $12,965 | $25,194 (23 grads) | — |
| Remington College-Fort Worth Campus North Richland Hills | Undergraduate certificate | $12,965 | $25,194 (23 grads) | 0 |
| Houston City College Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | $21,508 (12 grads) | 13 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | not published | 86 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 54 |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Angelina College Lufkin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Angelina College Lufkin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Brazosport College Lake Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Brazosport College Lake Jackson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| College of the Mainland Texas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| College of the Mainland Texas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 78 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Grayson College Denison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Grayson College Denison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Laredo College Laredo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Laredo College Laredo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Lee College Baytown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 64 |
| Midland College Midland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Midland College Midland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 119 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 54 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Temple College Temple | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Temple College Temple | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | 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.