AutoCAD Operator Certificate

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Important Information

Short Description

This certificate program prepares students to work as computer-aided drafters/designers in industry and to upgrade the skills of persons presently employed as drafters in a relatively short academic period by including only CADD and supporting courses. The AutoCAD Operator certificate option prepares students for entry-level positions as AutoCAD operators, technicians, and detailers.

Type of Credential

Credit Certificate

Program Code

349

Contacts and Additional Information

Program Coordinator:

CCBC Catonsville, Thomas K. Barrett
443-840-4298 or tbarrett@ccbcmd.edu

Additional Information:

Classes offered only at the Catonsville campus
Opportunities for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) - For Computer-Aided Design for Architecture and Engineering, see Portfolio. Several General Education classes also have PLA opportunities.
Articulation and Transfer Agreements - While there are no program-specific agreements, see other types of agreements such as guaranteed admission, block transfer, and discounts.

Semester Sequence

This is a suggested schedule for a student who has completed any developmental course work and has no transfer credits.

Semester 1*

CADD 101 - Introduction to CADD 3 Credit(s).
CADD 103 - CAD Engineering Drawing I 3 Credit(s).

Semester 2

CADD 121 - Customizing AutoCAD 3 Credit(s).
Program Electives - Choose two courses from the following: CADD 131 ,CADD 141 , CADD 151 , CADD 152 , CADD 154 , CADD 202 , CADD 241 , 3 Credit(s).

Courses Needed for This Program*

Program Requirements and Electives - 15 Credits

Program Requirements:

CADD 101 - Introduction to CADD 3 Credit(s).
CADD 103 - CAD Engineering Drawing I 3 Credit(s).
CADD 121 - Customizing AutoCAD 3 Credit(s).

Program Electives:

(Choose two)

CADD 131 - CAD Management 3 Credit(s).
CADD 141 - AutoCAD 3D 3 Credit(s).
CADD 151 - Technical Animation 3 Credit(s).
CADD 152 - Intermediate Technical Presentation 3 Credit(s).
CADD 154 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 Credit(s).
CADD 202 - CAD Building Information Modeling(BIM)-Revit 3 Credit(s).
CADD 241 - CAD Engineering Drawing II 3 Credit(s).

Total Number of Credits Required for Certificate: 15*

Note

*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed transferable college credits from other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101 - Academic Development: Transitioning to College . This 1-credit course is designed to be taken in the first semester at CCBC. Students must provide an official transcript(s) from an accredited institution to document successful completion of college coursework for the ACDV 101 requirement to be waived.

Program Description

Certificates are awarded to students completing the course pattern with a 2.0 GPA or higher. Courses may be taken in any sequence as long as the prerequisites are met. The CAD certificate program prepares students to work as computer-aided drafters/designers in industry and to upgrade the skills of persons presently employed as drafters in a relatively short academic period by including only CADD and supporting courses. Course work completed in the CADD certificate program is fully applicable to the CADD Associate of Applied Science degree.

The AutoCAD Operator certificate option prepares students for entry-level positions as AutoCAD operators, technicians, and detailers.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

construct and plot multiview drawings at designated scales;
utilize AutoCAD as a precision drafting tool; and
create, use and extract attributed blocks for use in spreadsheet and database programs.