Columbia, Maryland · Public
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Howard Community College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 35 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.5% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~35
- Schools with reported signal
- 285
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 24%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $11,133/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $44,532
- Median debt
- $10,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $49,020/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
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.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 285 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,399 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($5,863 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 61% 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.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.2% reported share · $536 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 0.3% reported share · $1,342 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.4% reported share · $1,471 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 1.1% reported share · $1,406 net A+ Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 2.1% reported share · $1,618 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.3% reported share · $2,090 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 1.1% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · 1.5% reported share · $2,624 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians accounts for 0.5% of reported programs at Howard Community College, which is bigger than 47% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 35 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Howard Community College's average net price is $11,133 per year, about $44,532 over four years. That is $1,399 above the $9,734 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $49,020 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $5,863 above the $43,157 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 Howard Community College #175 of 285 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.