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Computer Aided Design and Drafting, 1 year certificate

CADD workstation with tools, drawings, and computer

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Certificate: Computer Aided Design and Drafting1 year

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Courses

Course listing for the 2023-2024 catalog year.

Plan of Study Grid
First TermCredits
CADD 100 CADD Orientation § 3
CADD 115 Practical Mathematics for CAD Designers and Drafters § 4
CADD 160 Drafting Fundamentals 4
CADD 175
or ENGR 105
SolidWorks Fundamentals
or 3D Modeling and Engineering Graphics
3
Second Term
CADD 105 Digital Design and Fabrication Fundamentals 3
CADD 126
or ARCH 126
Introduction to AutoCAD
or Introduction to AutoCAD
3
CADD 185 Inventor Fundamentals 3
CADD 195 CAD Simulation for Drafters and Designers 4
CADD 235 Materials and Design for Manufacturing Processes 3
Third Term
CADD 245 Product Design and Development Fundamentals § 3
CADD 255 Kinematics Drafting 3
CADD 265 Mechanical Design Drafting 4
CADD 285
or CADD 275
Advanced Inventor
or SolidWorks Advanced
3
Computer Aided Design and Drafting Electives 2
 Total Credits45
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Course contains Related Instruction and cannot be substituted with another course; Related Instruction details can be viewed here.

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