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Tidewater Community College

CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician (15.1302)
Associate's Degree - Applied
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: AAS
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
2018-19967218
2019-201087914
2020-21866313
2021-22905610
2022-23774911

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
6.2965$ 3,066




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
2018-1917118
2019-2014014
2020-2113013
2021-2210010
2022-2311011
Five Year Summary65166
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 Years1160466836066



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)11548%$55,921$74,522$90,098
2013-14 (8 years)12051%$59,507$69,652$87,765
2016-17 (5 years)10560%$38,035$51,790$62,711
2018-19 (3 years)10058%$35,546$47,023$58,637
2020-21 (18 months)8667%$22,427$42,810$54,529



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 2017-183636.4%$ 6,112$ 11,385$ 15,068$ 20,659
2014-15 to 2018-193636.0%$ 6,928$ 12,122$ 15,336$ 20,868
2015-16 to 2019-203839.6%$ 7,422$ 12,030$ 14,597$ 20,284
2016-17 to 2020-213641.9%$ 9,281$ 15,313$ 16,140$ 20,868
2017-18 to 2021-222838.4%$ 9,454$ 16,301$ 16,619$ 20,868
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 2017-183636.4%$ 6,112$ 11,385$ 15,333$ 20,659
2014-15 to 2018-193636.0%$ 6,928$ 12,122$ 15,601$ 20,868
2015-16 to 2019-203839.6%$ 7,422$ 12,030$ 14,597$ 20,284
2016-17 to 2020-213641.9%$ 9,281$ 15,313$ 16,140$ 20,868
2017-18 to 2021-222838.4%$ 9,454$ 16,301$ 16,619$ 20,868


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