Pasadena, California · Private Non-Profit
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians at Art Center College of Design
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 125 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
6.2% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 6.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~125
- Schools with reported signal
- 187
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 74.5%
- Graduation rate
- 79.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $48,661/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $194,644
- Median debt
- $31,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $71,958/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 187 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.2x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($36,221 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($24,809 above). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 99% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.6% reported share · $2,288 net A+ Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI · 0.5% reported share · $2,979 net A+ 
Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · 0.9% reported share · $3,345 net A+ Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · 0.3% reported share · $4,128 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians accounts for 6.2% of reported programs at Art Center College of Design, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 3.2x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 125 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Art Center College of Design's average net price is $48,661 per year, about $194,644 over four years. That is $36,221 above the $12,440 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $71,958 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $24,809 above the $47,149 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Art Center College of Design #185 of 187 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.