Computer Aided Drafting and Design - Diploma
Offered at: Ashland Community and Technical College, Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Hazard Community and Technical College, Hopkinsville Community College, Jefferson Community and Technical College, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Program Plan Number: 1513014049
May be available completely online. Please check with your academic advisor.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | ||
| Area 1 | ||
| Select one of the following three options: | 3 | |
Written Communication | ||
Oral Communications | ||
Humanities/Heritage | ||
| Area 2 | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning 1 | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Technical Core | ||
| CAD 100 | Introduction to Computer Aided Design | 3 |
| CAD 102 | Drafting Fundamentals | 4 |
| CAD 112 | Engineering Graphics | 4 |
| CAD 200 | Intermediate Computer Aided Drafting | 4 |
| CAD 201 | Parametric Modeling | 4 |
| CAD 298 | Practicum | 1-3 |
| or CAD 299 | Cooperative Education | |
| Technical Electives | 22 | |
| Subtotal | 42-44 | |
| Total Credits | 48-50 | |
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MAT 105 Business Mathematics (3 credit hours) excluded.
Technical Electives
(This list is not all inclusive, other courses may be taken as approved by the program coordinator such as courses with prefix ACH, BRX, CAR, SMT, and PLW.)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CAD 108 | Introduction to Surveying | 3 |
| CAD 120 | Introduction to Architecture | 4 |
| CAD 130 | Descriptive Geometry | 4 |
| CAD 150 | Programming in CAD | 4 |
| CAD 212 | Industrial Drafting Processes | 4 |
| CAD 216 | Building Information Modeling | 4 |
| CAD 222 | Mechanical Design | 4 |
| CAD 220 | Architectural Design | 4 |
| CAD 230 | Construction Techniques | 4 |
| CAD 240 | Advanced Dimensioning and Measurement | 4 |
| CAD 252 | Commercial Detailing | 4 |
| CAD 262 | Working Drawings | 4 |
| CAD 292 | Industrial Applications | 4 |
| CAD 293 | Special Problems | 1-4 |
| DPT 100 | Introduction to 3D Printing Technology | 3 |
| DPT 102 | 3D Printing Technology Fundamentals | 2 |
| ACH 110 | Survey of the Architectural Profession | 1 |
| ACH 160 | Building Materials and Construction I | 3 |
| ACH 291 | Construction Management | 3 |
| BRX 120 | Basic Blueprint Reading | 3 |
| BRX 220 | Blueprint Reading for Construction | 3 |