AA/AS in Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

The Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Technology AAS trains students to prepare technical drawings used by builders and manufacturers. Drafters support engineers, designers, planners, and architects in fields from aerospace to construction to piping for chemical plants. Students practice computer-aided drafting while also learning manual drafting and sketching. The plan moves from technical drafting and basic CAD through descriptive geometry, intermediate and advanced CAD, and drafting electives. A final semester option includes an internship, mechanical drafting, or pipe drafting. The page points out that the region has a surge of drafter job openings. The most common specialties are architectural, civil, and mechanical drafting, and most drafters work in an office setting. Course selection is best planned with an advisor, since transfer requirements differ between receiving universities and students benefit from matching their electives to the program they intend to join.