Computer Aided Design (CAD) Specialist

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.

Program Learning Outcomes:

• The student will be able to to use CAD software while working in lab.
• The student will be able to identify basic drafting techniques while working on assignments.
• The student will be able to create  3-D animations using learned skills in the lab.
• The student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of different diagrams (Block, Control, Logic) on drawings.
• The student will be able to apply CAD terminology in the lab.
• The student will be able to exhibit the ability to edit drawings in the lab.

Enrollment Process: See Enrollment Process .

Minimum Credits: 10