* AAS Integrated Circuit Design and Layout Specialization
* Integrated Circuit Design and Layout Certificate
* Integrated Circuit Design and Layout Marketable Skills Achievement Award
Also a Tech Prep Program
Also a Marketable Skills Achievement Award Program
High-tech industries are constantly creating new career opportunities in exciting, highly specialized fields. The degree opportunities in Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) provide both an educational foundation in computer-aided design and insight into current industry practices. Students in Collin’s intensive CADD hands-on training program are taught the skills a designer, CADD operator, architect, or engineer needs for successful CADD operations.
Students planning to transfer to a college or university should check with the Collin academic advisor prior to beginning this program to verify course transferability. Tech Prep students who took collegiate-level courses in CADD while in high school may elect to receive college credit by contacting the Global EDGE office. A petition for Tech Prep credit should be completed as soon as possible upon admission to Collin.
Career Options
Enjoy a profitable career in a modern business environment. Expanding job market possibilities related to drafting and design are available in:
Aircraft Industry
Architectural Firms
Computer Centers
Electronics Firms
Governmental Agencies
Manufacturing Firms
Printed Circuit Board Design Companies
Research Organizations
Semiconductor Manufacturing Firms
Telecommunications Industry
AAS – Computer-Aided Drafting and Design
61 credit hours
| First Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| DFTG | 1309 | Basic Computer-Aided Drafting1 |
| ENGL | 1301 | Composition / Rhetoric I |
| MATH | 1314 | College Algebra2 |
| PHYS | 1401 | General Physics I |
| SPCH | 1311 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication |
| Second Semester | ||
| DFTG | 1305 | Technical Drafting1 |
| DFTG | 2319 | Intermediate Computer-Aided Drafting1 |
| MATH | 1316 | Trigonometry |
| PHYS | 1402 | General Physics II |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CETT | 1403 | DC Circuits |
| DFTG | 2332 | Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting |
| HUMA | 1301 | Introduction to the Humanities |
| PHED/DANC | Any activity course | |
| Elective* | ||
| Elective* | ||
| Second Semester | ||
| DFTG | 2336 | Computer-Aided Drafting Programming |
| DFTG | 2381 | Cooperative Education - Drafting and Design Technology / Technician, General (Capstone) |
| ECON | 1301 | Introduction to Economics |
| Elective* | ||
| Elective* | ||
Note: Preferred core choices are underlined. See other options in AAS core, unless otherwise noted.
1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
2 College Algebra level or higher required
| * | Electives (12 credit hours): ARCE 2352, BMGT 2331, BUSI 1301, BUSI 2301, DFTG 1317, DFTG 1345, DFTG 1358, DFTG 1371, DFTG 1380, DFTG 2312, DFTG 2328, DFTG 2335, or ENGL 2311 |
CERTIFICATES
Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Certificate
30 credit hours
Note: This certificate has been updated since the 2009 - 2010 catalog was printed.
| First Year | ||||
| First Semester | ||||
| DFTG | 1309 | Basic Computer-Aided Drafting 1 | ||
| Second Semester | ||||
| DFTG | 1305 | Technical Drafting 1 | ||
| DFTG | 2319 | Intermediate Computer-Aided Drafting 1 | ||
| Second Year | ||||
| First Semester | ||||
| DFTG | 2312 | Technical Illustration and Presentation | ||
| DFTG | 2332 | Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting | ||
| Elective* | ||||
| Second Semester | ||||
| DFTG | 2328 | Architectural Drafting - Commercial | ||
| DFTG | 2336 | Computer-Aided Drafting Programming (Capstone) | ||
| Elective* | ||||
| Elective* | ||||
1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
| * | Electives (9 credit hours): ARCE 1321, ARCE 1352, ARCE 2352, DFTG 1317, DFTG 1345, DFTG 1358, DFTG 1380, DFTG 2300, DFTG 2321, DFTG 2335, DFTG 2350, or DFTG 2381 |
Autocad Specialization
15 credit hours
| First Year | ||||
| First Semester | ||||
| DFTG | 1309 | Basic Computer-Aided Drafting 1 | ||
| Second Semester | ||||
| DFTG | 2319 | Intermediate Computer-Aided Drafting 1 | ||
| Second Year | ||||
| First Semester | ||||
| DFTG | 2328 | Architectural Drafting - Commercial | ||
| DFTG | 2332 | Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting | ||
| DFTG | 2336 | Computer-Aided Drafting Programming (Capstone) | ||
1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
ENHANCED SKILLS CERTIFICATE
ESC - CADD
9 credit hours
The Enhanced Skills Certificate in Computer-Aided Drafting and Design provides additional training in specific job skills that supplement those acquired within the AAS degree program.
Prerequisite: Completion of the AAS in Computer-Aided Drafting and Design.
| First Semester | ||||
| DFTG | 1345 | Parametric Modeling and Design | ||
| DFTG | 1333 | Mechanical Drafting | ||
| DFTG | 2312 | Technical Illustration and Presentation | ||
MARKETABLE SKILLS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MSAA – AUTOCAD
9 credit hours
This program prepares students to design and draft in 2 dimensions and 3 dimensions. Also, students will be taught how to customize AutoCAD to enhance productivity.
Prerequisite: Basic computer skills. Having working knowledge of geometry will be a plus for students.
Career Options
This program prepares students for job opportunities such as the following:
• Draftsman for a wide range of industries
• Graduate engineers and architects who need to update of add CADD skills to
their capabilities
| DFTG | 1309 | Basic Computer-Aided Drafting 1 | ||
| DFTG | 2319 | Intermediate Computer-Aided Drafting 1 | ||
| DFTG | 2332 | Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting |
1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
Note: The second digit in a course number indicates the number of credit hours
for that course.
