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2019-2020 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Computer Aided Design (CAD) Specialist


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Campus Location: Peosta

Program Entry: Enrollment may occur during any term. Fall term is the start of the program course sequence.

Award: Certificate

Description: The CAD Specialist certificate offers you an opportunity to acquire proficiency in computer-aided design. It can serve as an introduction to general CAD skills, as a springboard to further study, as a short program for the development of specific skills to obtain immediate employment or as a bridge to upgrade your existing skills with the latest in CAD technology.

This certificate offers hands-on activities in two- and three-dimensional computer generation, presentation quality drawings, blueprint fundamentals, solid modeling and computer animation and simulation techniques. You will work with computer programs that allow you to construct commercial-grade graphics, animation and special effects.

CAD specialists are in demand by the construction industry, factories, industrial manufacturers, architectural and engineering firms, special-effects production companies and software firms.

Enrollment Process: See Enrollment Process .

Minimum Credits: 10.5

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