Computer Aided Design & Drafting Technician Diploma

Brown Mackie College — Salina

The Computer Aided Design & Drafting Technician diploma program at Brown Mackie College – Salina in Kansas is designed to prepare you with the necessary technical knowledge and skills to seek entry-level positions in computer aided design and drafting (CADD) operations. This program can provide you with a combination of mechanical and CADD training, as well as business and technical coursework, to meet the expanding demand for these applications in a variety of industries.

Drafters prepare the technical drawings and plans that are used to build everything from toys and toasters to spacecraft, houses, and office buildings. They fill in the technical details of products and structures using drawings, rough sketches, specifications, codes and calculations previously made by engineers, surveyors, architects, and scientists. This program provides students with the know-how to work in entry-level job categories such as drafter, plans checker, planner, detailer, and designer, all of which have varying levels of responsibility and job titles.

This Computer Aided Design & Drafting Technician diploma program offers you courses on:
• Computer-aided drafting, with an emphasis on AutoCAD software.
• Multiview and technical drawing using both manual and computer-aided techniques. Projection principles, editing commands, prototype drawings, and plotting also are covered.
• Dimensioning and tolerancing, including geometric tolerancing, feature control frames, editing dimensions, and creating dimension styles.