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Tidewater Community College

CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician (15.1302)
Longer-Term Undergraduate Certificate
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Drafting and/or Design Technologies CAD/CADD
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: CERT
2010 CIP Code: 151302

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-191275
2019-2015134
2020-211191
2021-221265
2022-231386

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
5.1025$ 4,540




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-19505
2019-20314
2020-21101
2021-22415
2022-23606
Five Year Summary19221
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years15032119021



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)2836%$53,514$73,165$84,889
2013-14 (8 years)3647%$53,867$62,643$69,257
2016-17 (5 years)4050%$48,427$63,542$74,677
2018-19 (3 years)3358%$34,862$49,590$78,075
2020-21 (18 months)1963%$40,281$54,218$65,397



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-181027.0%$ 4,940$ 9,278$ 16,714$ 27,891
2014-15 to 2018-191133.3%$ 4,940$ 9,154$ 12,419$ 19,623
2015-16 to 2019-201145.8%$ 3,958$ 8,911$ 8,920$ 10,821
2016-17 to 2020-211052.6%$ 3,958$ 7,053$ 8,872$ 10,821
2017-18 to 2021-22
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-181027.0%$ 4,940$ 9,278$ 16,714$ 27,891
2014-15 to 2018-191133.3%$ 4,940$ 9,154$ 15,373$ 21,988
2015-16 to 2019-201145.8%$ 3,958$ 8,911$ 11,875$ 10,821
2016-17 to 2020-211052.6%$ 3,958$ 7,053$ 12,122$ 10,821
2017-18 to 2021-22


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