Council Bluffs, Iowa · Public
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Iowa Western Community College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.8% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $14,629 school-wide net price and $42,793 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.8% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.8% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 285
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 40%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,629/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $58,516
- Median debt
- $11,033
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $42,793/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.8%), school-wide average net price ($14,629), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($42,793), and peer averages from 285 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 285 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($4,895 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($364 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Iowa Western Community College in the top 89% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.2% of reported awards · $536 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 0.3% of reported awards · $1,342 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.4% of reported awards · $1,471 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 1.1% of reported awards · $1,406 net A+ Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 2.1% of reported awards · $1,618 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.3% of reported awards · $2,090 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 1.1% of reported awards · $1,751 net A+ Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · 1.5% of reported awards · $2,624 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians accounts for 0.8% of the awards or completions reported for Iowa Western Community College. That award concentration is higher than at 61% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Iowa Western Community College's average net price is $14,629 per year, about $58,516 over four years. That is $4,895 above the $9,734 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $42,793 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $364 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 award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Iowa Western Community College #254 of 285 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.