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, read, and communicate 3D geometries used in engineering drawings.  

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: 16