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Engineering Drafting and Design Technology
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The Career
Engineering drafting includes the design, layout, 3D prototyping and drawing of
a wide variety of mechanical/electrical/hydraulic/medical products such as parts,
tools, machine components, biomedical devices and consumer products. Many
designs can be quickly proto-typed using 3-D printers so they can be seen, held and
critiqued in a short time frame. This technical field provides excellent opportunities
for those who like to originate and develop ideas for industry. Graduates work in
industrial drafting and design as engineering aides, detail drafters, tool designers,
mechanical drafters, junior mechanical designers and junior product designers. After
gaining experience in the field, graduates may advance to a position such as senior
drafter, designer supervisor and drafting division manager. Examples of employers
include manufacturers of biomedical equipment, controllers, automation equipment,
tooling builders and recreational vehicles.
The Program
The Engineering Drafting and Design program provides graduates with skills
and knowledge in the fundamentals of drawing, design concepts, geometric
dimensioning, Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD), Solid modeling, Finite Element
Analysis simulations 3 dimensional printing and Computer-Aided Manufacturing
(CAM). Students spend a significant amount of time in the machine shop and
metrology lab gaining practical hands on manufacturing skills to help them
understand the realities of manufacturing. They are taught to use the coordinate
measuring machine to verify that the parts they make are of a usable quality. In
addition to learning field-related skills, Arts and Sciences course work provides
students with oral and written communication skills, computer literacy, advanced
computation capability and critical thinking skills.
Program Length
Graduates of this six-quarter program earn an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
degree. Students with previous training or experience in the occupation may arrange
to take selected courses in the program.
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