Associate in Science
Computer Aided Drafting

The future is yours to design.
In the world of design, versatility is a strength. With a concentration in Architectural Engineering Technology, you’ll be in a position to launch a successful career creating detailed drawings of a building’s exterior and interior components. Think of yourself as an instrument of the architect; a building’s “empty shell” is handed off to various firms, then those firms design the components, working with engineers and project coordinators.

The civil industry track, also part of Architectural Engineering, includes land development and surveying. These professionals choose a career that could mean spending a lot of time on the road, traveling from site to site.

You’ll build a skill set that prepares you for positions across all industries—including the fast-growing renewable energy sector (solar, wind, and hydro). Along with traditional AutoCAD and MicroStation, you’ll use software that focuses on designing in the 3D space—including Autodesk, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP, Revit Structure, Civil 3D, and Plant 3D.

Your in-field internship is your opportunity to apply what you’ve learned and get a taste of the real world—and the opportunity—waiting for you with employers including architectural and engineering firms, construction companies, and civil and environmental companies.

Ready for any opportunity. 
There’s a world of opportunity to apply what you learn in our Mechanical Engineering Technology program, and you’ll be ready to take advantage of them. Mechanical designers design machinery, tools, and other mechanical products, and they work for companies that create a specific part or for companies that produce larger designs with potentially hundreds of parts.

Working with instructors with practical experience, you’ll build a skill set that prepares you for design positions across all industries—including the fast-growing renewable energy sector. You’ll work with traditional AutoCAD and MicroStation, but here the focus is on the specific software that employers demand—including CREO, Inventor, SolidWorks, and Plant 3D. You’ll use today’s rapid prototyping technology to test and revise your designs. Your range of studies will include GD&T, a system for defining and communicating engineering tolerance.

You’ll build on all that project-based learning with a real-world internship as you prepare to build a career in fields ranging from aerospace to energy to manufacturing.