Program Payoff

J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College

Huntsville, Alabama. 26 certificate and associate programs, public. 26 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Alabama.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $38,906 (21) $34,140
Nursing Assistants
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $36,100
Medical Assistants
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree not published $36,100
Medical Assistants
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $111,790
General and Operations Managers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $111,790
General and Operations Managers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $122,540
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $122,540
Software Developers
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Undergraduate certificate not published $29,150
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Associate's degree not published $29,150
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $37,110
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree not published $37,110
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $57,100
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate not published $64,120
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $74,500
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $74,500
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $48,370
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $48,370
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $48,490
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $48,490
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate not published $51,060
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree not published $51,060
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $45,640
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $45,640
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $48,490
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $48,490
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree not published $77,080
Registered Nurses

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.