Rapid City, South Dakota · Public

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Western Dakota Technical 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 16 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

2.1% Program signal 16 Size proxy $12,670 Net price (all) $40,240 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

2.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 2.1%
Enrollment proxy: ~16
Schools with reported signal: 285

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): Open / not reported
Graduation rate: 54.2%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $12,670/yr
4-year cost (est.): $50,680
Median debt: $15,000

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $40,240/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.

#243 of 285 on ROI Top 85% value

1.8× national avg concentration Bigger than 88% of programs

+$2,936 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $9,734

−$2,917 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $43,157

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($2,936 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($2,917 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 85% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

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 2.1% of reported programs at Western Dakota Technical College, which is bigger than 88% of schools in this field set and 1.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 16 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

Western Dakota Technical College's average net price is $12,670 per year, about $50,680 over four years. That is $2,936 above the $9,734 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $40,240 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,917 below 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 Western Dakota Technical College #243 of 285 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.