Technical Design Drafting - Certificate of Achievement

Fall 2020
Catalog Description
Students who complete this Certificate develop the technical design skills required for many Design-Drafter professional positions, including Drafting using AutoCAD, Inventor, Revvit, and/or Solidworks, building, designing, and testing prototypes, coding, problem solving, technical writing, troubleshooting, and using equipment (mills, lathes, CNC, 3D printers,etc.). Completing the required coursework prepares students for a Design-Drafting career with Civil-Engineering, Building Design-Construction, manufacturing, and Electro-Mechanical Device firms.

Career Opportunities

Completion of this certificate prepares students for a Design-Drafting career with Civil-Engineering, Building Design-Construction, and Electro-Mechanical Device firms. This certificate is especially beneficial for students applying for internships in manufacturing, construction, or design. According to Labor Market Information data, engineering technician positions are expected to grow from 2707 positions in 2017 to 2869 positions by 2022, an increase of 6%. Data also shows that demand for mechanical engineering technicians will also increase from 1127 to 1245 over the next five years, an increase of 10%.
0924.00 - Engineering Technology, General (requires Trigonometry)*
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of the program the student should be able to:
  1. Demonstrate an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.
  2. DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING.:
Required courses
17.0-19.0
ENGR 10
Introduction to Engineering (Historical)
2.0
ENGR 11
Engineering Design and Analysis (Historical)
2.0
ENGR 22
Engineering Design Graphics (Historical)
3.0
MTT 70
Exploration of Precision Manufacturing (Active)
2.0
3.0-5.0
MTH 37
Trigonometry with an Emphasis on its Geometric Foundations (Historical)
5.0
OR
MTH 36
Trigonometry (Historical)
3.0
MTH 20
Pre-Calculus Mathematics (Historical)
5.0
 
Students who enter at a higher math level may see faculty in Engineering to request substituting higher-level math courses.
Total: 17.0-19.0