Sheldon, Iowa · Public
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Northwest Iowa 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 22 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.5% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~22
- Schools with reported signal
- 285
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 57.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,800/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $59,200
- Median debt
- $9,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $50,776/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
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 285 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.1x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($5,066 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($7,619 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 81% 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 2.5% of reported programs at Northwest Iowa Community College, which is bigger than 91% of schools in this field set and 2.1x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 22 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Northwest Iowa Community College's average net price is $14,800 per year, about $59,200 over four years. That is $5,066 above the $9,734 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $50,776 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,619 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 Northwest Iowa Community College #230 of 285 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.