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Program Description
This program is designed for students wanting to complete a two-year AAS Degree in Computer Aided Drafting & Design and enter the workforce. Students explore all facets of CAD technician skills, techniques and software applications. With this CAD degree students will be prepared to enter the workforce as skilled CAD technicians. Students will graduate with advanced CAD skills by training on the most current CAD software. Students complete 2D and 3D projects with a career emphasis on the unique needs of small- to mid-sized companies seeking employees with advanced and specialized computer-aided drafting skills. Students may complete a Basic CAD certificate, enter the workforce, and then return at any time to upgrade specific skills while pursuing advanced certificate offerings or an AAS degree.
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What You Will Learn
Upon completion of this program, you will be able to:
1. Interpret industry specific working/construction drawings/documents
2. Develop template drawings using standard drawing procedures
3. Create and modify 2D drawings using industry specific CAD software
4. Create and modify 3D drawings/models using industry specific CAD software
5. Produce and print a set of working/construction drawings/documents per industry standards using CAD software
6. Use advanced features of modeling with industry specific CAD software
7. Prepare 3D models/scenes using materials, lighting and animation per the industry specific CAD software
8. Design and create advanced 3D software generated models to produce a 3D printed model
9. Create 3D scanned models using 3D scanning technology
10. Prepare a portfolio of industry specific drawings using CAD software programs
First Semester
| CAD 1100 | Print Reading for CAD | 3 |
| CAD 1101 | Computer-Aided Drafting/2D I | 3 |
| CAD 1102 | Computer-Aided Drafting/2D II | 3 |
| CAD 1110 | Sketchup | 3 |
| ENGLISH | Composition I/II (ENG 1021/22) or Technical Writing (ENG 1031) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
Third Semester
| ELECTIVE | Advanced Sketchup (CAD 2210) or 3DS/MAX (CAD 2540) | 3 |
| CAD 2660 | 3D Printing | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | CAD 2694/2221/2456 or Any CAD Course | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Any CAD AAS Degree Elective* | 3 |
| GEN EDU | Any CIS or MGD from Approved Elective List | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fourth Semester