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Mechanical Drafters
- Median pay
- $71,550/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- -6.5%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Mechanical Drafters career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
558 colleges · showing 1–25
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura College Ventura, CA · 2-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Associate's | — | CA |
| Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA · 2-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Certificate | — | GA |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump Crump, TN · 2-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Certificate | — | TN |
| Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA · 2-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Associate's | — | GA |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA · 2-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Associate's | $480 | CA |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 2-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Associate's | $536 | CA |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI · 4-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech +1 more | Graduate | $660 | MI |
| Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA · 2-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Associate's | $813 | GA |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby, NC · 2-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Associate's | $995 | NC |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan San Juan, PR · 2-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering Tech | Associate's | $1,121 | PR |
| South Georgia Technical College Americus, GA · 2-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Associate's | $1,164 | GA |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan, AL · 2-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech +1 more | Associate's | $1,170 | AL |
| Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering Tech | Bachelor's | $1,300 | TX |
| College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 4-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Associate's | $1,342 | TX |
| Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 2-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering Tech | Associate's | $1,406 | SC |
| Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 2-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech +1 more | Associate's | $1,618 | MI |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL · 2-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Certificate | $1,672 | IL |
| South Texas College McAllen, TX · 4-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Associate's | $1,751 | TX |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · 2-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering Tech | Associate's | $1,776 | NC |
| Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL · 2-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Certificate | $1,808 | FL |
| Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 4-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Associate's | $1,947 | CA |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence, SC · 2-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering Tech | Associate's | $2,004 | SC |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 2-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Associate's | $2,090 | CA |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 2-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering Tech | Certificate | $2,129 | CA |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby, IL · 2-yr Public | Drafting/Design Engineering Tech | Associate's | $2,232 | IL |
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