AA/AS in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

Students in this two-year College of Technology program learn how to produce technical drawings used in mechanical, architectural and structural projects. Instruction alternates between theory courses and hands-on laboratories, starting with the basics of computer-aided design and building toward more specialized applications. Mathematics is taught in a drafting context, with separate courses applying algebra, geometry, analytic geometry and trigonometry to design problems. Later terms address architectural design, cost estimation concepts and structural steel detailing. A short general education group supplies communication, mathematics and science credit, including a four-credit lab science. The catalog describes coursework only and gives no information on tuition, application dates or entry requirements. Because the plan is largely fixed, students can follow the listed sequence to finish on schedule.