Computer Aided Design & Drafting Technology
Drafting and design activities are central to eventual creation of physical parts and structures. Designs, communicated through drawings which have been drafted and detailed, give rise to mechanical parts and assemblies; architectural building structures; bridges, roads and highways; and a seemingly infinite array of consumer products. Almost every company involved with design and/or manufacturing has one or more design/drafting positions, and those companies use computer aided drafting & design (CADD) software applications as their primary design and drafting tool.
Clark College offers CADD Certificate of Proficiency programs in three areas: architectural, civil, and mechanical. Each of these programs is structured to prepared the student for entry-level work as a CADD technician. CADD Technology department personnel strive to take your personal goals into account, and will work with you to customize your degree requirements if warranted. This program is a professional-technical program and we try to provide the best real-world environment we can. Our teaching and open lab facilities boast fine equipment and each type of CADD software we teach is kept up to its current educational version. The program requires a co-op, or internship, for graduation. This experience -- driven by you, the student -- can be vital in gaining successful employment. After gaining experience, many people are successful in setting up their own contract design/drafting businesses. Other find that greater challenges are available in engineering or architecture, and go on to pursue further education in those fields. Some see CADD work as a means to support themselves as they continue that education.
Since many of the program courses are computer-based, students should be comfortable using a computer before entering any of these certificate programs. If interested, contact a CADD department faculty advisor to help you in your career and course-scheduling decisions. Placement testing is required to determine if mathematical and reading levels are adequate for the required courses, or if remedial coursework must be first completed. Interested high school students should prepare themselves by taking mathematics (algebra and geometry), physics, and drafting in particular.
Clark College offers CADD Certificate of Proficiency programs in three areas: architectural, civil, and mechanical. Each of these programs is structured to prepared the student for entry-level work as a CADD technician. CADD Technology department personnel strive to take your personal goals into account, and will work with you to customize your degree requirements if warranted. This program is a professional-technical program and we try to provide the best real-world environment we can. Our teaching and open lab facilities boast fine equipment and each type of CADD software we teach is kept up to its current educational version. The program requires a co-op, or internship, for graduation. This experience -- driven by you, the student -- can be vital in gaining successful employment. After gaining experience, many people are successful in setting up their own contract design/drafting businesses. Other find that greater challenges are available in engineering or architecture, and go on to pursue further education in those fields. Some see CADD work as a means to support themselves as they continue that education.
General Preparation
Since many of the program courses are computer-based, students should be comfortable using a computer before entering any of these certificate programs. If interested, contact a CADD department faculty advisor to help you in your career and course-scheduling decisions. Placement testing is required to determine if mathematical and reading levels are adequate for the required courses, or if remedial coursework must be first completed. Interested high school students should prepare themselves by taking mathematics (algebra and geometry), physics, and drafting in particular.
Architectural Computer-Aided Drafting & Design (CP)
General Education Requirements
Communication Skills (3 credits required)
ENGL 135
5 cr.
Computational Skills (3 credits required)
MATH 103
5 cr.
Human Relations (3 credits required)
HDEV 198
1 cr.
HDEV 200
2 cr.
Major Area Requirements
CADD 101
1 cr.
CADD 102
1 cr.
CADD 110
4 cr.
CADD 140
4 cr.
CADD 141
4 cr.
CADD 145
4 cr.
CADD 170
4 cr.
CADD 199
1-5 cr.
CADD 207
4 cr.
CADD 210
3 cr.
CADD 214
3 cr.
ENGR 113
2 cr.
(formerly ENGR 112, then ENGR&114)
Total Required Credits: 52
Program Outcomes
Program outcomes are overarching skills that are emphasized and reinforced throughout several courses in a specific program; they are measurable statements that define what students should be able to do by the end of a certificate or degree at Clark College.
- Create and manipulate architectural drawings and models in a multitude of CADD applications (core CADD skills).
- Fully annotate and print architectural drawings (core drafting skills).
- Demonstrate aspects of elementary design skills.
- Discuss and communicate aspects of various industries and businesses that typically use CADD applications.
- Demonstrate aspects of employability for an entry-level CADD-related position.
- Demonstrate aspects of professionalism as appropriate for an entry-level CADD-related position.
General Education Outcomes
- Communications: Communicate with various audiences using a variety of methods as appropriate for a career and technical education program.
- Human Relations: Demonstrate interpersonal/human relations skills as appropriate for a career and technical education program.
- Computational Skills: Solve quantitative problems and interpret the solutions as appropriate for a career and technical education program.
Civil Computer-Aided Drafting & Design (CP)
General Education Requirements
Communication Skills (3 credits required)
ENGL 135
5 cr.
Computational Skills (3 credits required)
MATH 103
5 cr.
Human Relations (3 credits required)
HDEV 198
1 cr.
HDEV 200
2 cr.
Major Area Requirements
CADD 101
1 cr.
CADD 102
1 cr.
CADD 130
4 cr.
CADD 140
4 cr.
CADD 143
4 cr.
CADD 170
4 cr.
CADD 199
1-5 cr.
CADD 207
4 cr.
CADD 214
3 cr.
CADD 230
3 cr.
ENGR 113
2 cr.
(formerly ENGR 112, then ENGR&114)
SURV 100
2 cr.
SURV 102
2 cr.
Total Required Credits: 53
Program Outcomes
Program outcomes are overarching skills that are emphasized and reinforced throughout several courses in a specific program; they are measurable statements that define what students should be able to do by the end of a certificate or degree at Clark College.
- Create and manipulate civil drawings and models in a multitude of CADD applications (core CADD skills).
- Fully annotate and print civil drawings (core drafting skills).
- Demonstrate aspects of elementary design skills.
- Discuss and communicate aspects of various industries and businesses that typically use CADD applications.
- Demonstrate aspects of employability for an entry-level CADD-related position.
- Demonstrate aspects of professionalism as appropriate for an entry-level CADD-related position.
General Education Outcomes
- Communications: Communicate with various audiences using a variety of methods as appropriate for a career and technical education program.
- Human Relations: Demonstrate interpersonal/human relations skills as appropriate for a career and technical education program.
- Computational Skills: Solve quantitative problems and interpret the solutions as appropriate for a career and technical education program.
Mechanical Computer-Aided Drafting & Design (CP)
General Education Requirement
Communication Skills (3 credits required)
ENGL 135
5 cr.
Computational Skills (3 credits required)
MATH 103
5 cr.
Human Relations (3 credits required)
HDEV 198
1 cr.
HDEV 200
2 cr.
Major Area Requirements
CADD 101
1 cr.
CADD 102
1 cr.
CADD 140
4 cr.
CADD 144
4 cr.
CADD 150
4 cr.
CADD 154
4 cr.
CADD 155
4 cr.
CADD 160
2 cr.
CADD 199
1-5 cr.
CADD 207
4 cr.
CADD 240
3 cr.
ENGR 113
2 cr.
(formerly ENGR 112, then ENGR&114)
ENGR 115
2 cr.
Total Required Credits: 53
Program Outcomes
Program outcomes are overarching skills that are emphasized and reinforced throughout several courses in a specific program; they are measurable statements that define what students should be able to do by the end of a certificate or degree at Clark College.
- Create and manipulate mechanical drawings and models in a multitude of CADD applications (core CADD skills).
- Fully annotate and print mechanical drawings (core drafting skills).
- Demonstrate aspects of elementary design skills.
- Discuss and communicate aspects of various industries and businesses that typically use CADD applications.
- Demonstrate aspects of employability for an entry-level CADD-related position.
- Demonstrate aspects of professionalism as appropriate for an entry-level CADD-related position.
General Education Outcomes
- Communications: Communicate with various audiences using a variety of methods as appropriate for a career and technical education program.
- Human Relations: Demonstrate interpersonal/human relations skills as appropriate for a career and technical education program.
- Computational Skills: Solve quantitative problems and interpret the solutions as appropriate for a career and technical education program.