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Drafting & Design Engineering at Amarillo College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Drafting & Design Engineering, take a look at what Amarillo College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 13 drafting & design engineering graduations were recorded at Amarillo College.

Online Class Availability at Amarillo College

Online coursework is an option at Amarillo College. Among 9,262 students, 2,183 (24%) studied exclusively online and 3,079 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Drafting & Design Engineering Rankings at Amarillo College

Rankings can help you compare Amarillo College’s Drafting & Design Engineering program to other colleges that offer this major.

Earnings for Drafting & Design Engineering Graduates from Amarillo College

Graduates of Amarillo College’s Drafting & Design Engineering program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$33,993
4 years	$48,582
5 years	$50,391

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Drafting & Design Engineering graduates from Amarillo College take home a median $48,582, compared with $46,045 for all Amarillo College graduates — about 6% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Drafting & Design Engineering graduates at Amarillo College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Drafting & Design Engineering graduates at Amarillo College are 38% women (5) and 62% men (8).

Drafting & Design Engineering Associate’s Program at Amarillo College

Of the 8 associate’s drafting & design engineering graduates at Amarillo College, 38% were women (3) and 62% were men (5).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Drafting & Design Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Amarillo College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	5

Minority students account for 62% of Drafting & Design Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Amarillo College, higher than the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Drafting & Design Engineering Concentrations at Amarillo College

This Drafting & Design Engineering program at Amarillo College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Drafting & Design Technology	13

Top-Paying Careers for Drafting & Design Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the Drafting & Design Engineering program at Amarillo College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Drafting & Design Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Drafters, All Other	$114,777
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$109,781
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$82,779
Mechanical Drafters	$78,252

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.