Our Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) – Solidworks Specialist program is designed to prepare you to apply technical skills, advanced computer software, and hardware knowledge to the development of plans and related documentation. You’ll receive the necessary background to manage the hardware and software components of a CAD system, as well as how to utilize advanced functions and features to solve complex modeling challenges.
The CAD program also offers degree, diploma, and other certificate options.
This certificate is also available to high school students through our Career & College Promise program.
Certificate requirements
18 Credit Hours
Courses in this program
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| DFT-253 | 3 | ||
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This course covers engineering document management techniques. Topics include efficient control of engineering documents, manipulation of CAD drawing, data, generation of bill of materials, and linking to spreadsheets or databases. Upon completion, students should be able to utilize systems for managing CAD drawings, extract data from drawings, and link data to spreadsheets or database applications.
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| DFT-151 | 3 | ||
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This course introduces CAD software as a drawing tool. Topics include drawing, editing, file management, and plotting. Upon completion, students should be able to produce and plot a CAD drawing.
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| DFT-152 | 3 | ||
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This course introduces extended CAD applications., Emphasis is placed upon intermediate applications of CAD skills. Upon completion, students should be able to use extended CAD applications to generate and manage drawings.
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| DFT-153 | 3 | ||
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This course introduces advanced CAD applications. Emphasis is placed upon advanced applications of CAD skills. Upon completion, students should be able to use advanced CAD applications to generate and manage data.
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| DFT-254 | 3 | ||
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This course presents a continuation of basic three-dimensional solid modeling and design software. Topics include advanced study of parametric design, creation, editing, rendering, and analysis of solid model assemblies, and multiview drawing generation. Upon completion, students should be able to use parametric design techniques to create and analyze the engineering design properties of a model assembly.
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| DFT-154 | 3 | ||
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This course is an introduction to basic three-dimensional solid modeling and design software. Topics include basic design, creation, editing, rendering and analysis of solid models, and creation of multiview drawings. Upon completion, students should be able to use design techniques to create, edit, render and generate a multiview drawing.
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