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Computer Aided Drafting and Design - Associate of Applied Science Degree

This program provides advanced CAD skills to the student seeking a career within computer-aided drafting and design. The student will complete 2D and 3D projects using the most current releases of the CAD software. Upon completion of this AAS degree, the student is prepared to enter the workforce as a CAD technician.

This program will meet unique computer-aided drafting and design, CAD illustration, and graphics needs. With the growth of employment needs in small- to mid-sized companies, employers are increasingly seeking employees with advanced and specialized computer-aided drafting skills.

Coursework is offered on an open-entry basis: students may complete some of the courses, enter the workforce, and then return to complete the program or upgrade a specific skill. Some certificates and courses may not be offered every semester or at every campus. Please work with a program advisor in selection of your courses. Please contact Claudia Romero, 970-204-8632 at the Larimer Campus or Lisa Compton, 303-404-5612, at the Westminster Campus.

Requirements

All courses applied to the degree must be completed with a grade of “C” or above.

Required Courses

CAD 100Print Reading for CAD

3
CAD 101Computer-Aided Drafting I

3
CAD 102Computer-Aided Drafting II

3
CAD 115Sketchup

3
CAD 201Computer-Aided Drafting/Custom

3
CAD 202Computer-Aided Drafting/3D

3
CAD 2193DS/MAX

3
CAD 2623D Printing

3
CAD 289Capstone

1-6
Required Electives: CIS, MGD

6
Students should enroll in 3 credits of CAD 289.

Choose one of the following drawing courses:

AEC 101Basic Architectural Drafting

4
EGT 101Technical Drafting I

3
EGT 143Civil/Survey Drafting I

3
HLT 130Landscape Design I

3
Total Credit Hours:36

Required General Education Courses

ART 121Drawing I

3
 
ENG 121English Composition I

3
or
ENG 131Technical Writing I

3
 
MAT 107Career Mathematics

3
or higher
 
Natural and Physical Sciences elective from the AAS General Education Electives List

3
Social and Behavioral Sciences elective from the AAS General Education Electives List

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Drafting and CAD Elective Courses:

Students are strongly advised to work with a CAD program advisor in order to select at least 9 credits from among the following courses: (Those appropriate in the student's occupational interests). Not all courses are offered at every campus.

AEC 102Residential Construction Drawing

4
AEC 123Commercial Construction Drawings

4
AEC 215Elementary Site Planning

3
CAD 216Advanced Sketchup

3
CAD 2203DS/MAX Advanced Character Modeling

3
CAD 2213DS/MAX Advanced Architectural Visualization

3
CAD 222Navisworks/Autodesk

3
CAD 224Revit Architecture

3
CAD 225Autocad Architecture

3
CAD 227Advanced Revit Architecture

3
CAD 229Revit Structure

3
CAD 233Civil 3D/Autodesk 3D

3
CAD 240Inventor I/Autodesk

3
CAD 244Advanced Inventor

3
CAD 255Solidworks/Mechanical

3
CAD 259Advanced Solidworks

3
EGT 205Geometric Dimension & Tolerance

3
GIS 101Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

3
HLT 230Landscape Design II

3
IND 114Space Planning

3
IND 200Kitchen and Bath Design I

4
IND 261Advanced Kitchen and Bath Design

4
Total Credit Hours:9

Total Credit Hours: 60

Gainful Employment Disclosure Information

The U.S. Department of Education requires colleges to disclose a variety of information for any financial-aid-eligible program that "prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation." The information provided here is the best available to us but represents one year's data only. We hope that this information is helpful to our current students and to prospective students as they make their career and educational choices. For more Gainful Employment information, please go to the FRCC website: www.frontrange.edu/GainfulEmployment.