Alamance Community College
2023 Calendar Year

Computer-Aided Drafting/CAD Certificate

Course Number	Course TITLE	contact hours	Credit hours
DFT-151	CAD I	5	3
DFT-151   CAD I PREREQUISITES and COREQUISITES • NONE This course introduces CAD software as a drawing tool. Topics include drawing, editing, file management, and plotting. Upon completion, students should be able to produce and plot a CAD drawing. Register for this class
DFT-152	CAD II	5	3
DFT-152   CAD II PREREQUISITES and COREQUISITES • DFT-151 This course introduces extended CAD applications. Emphasis is placed upon intermediate applications of CAD skills. Upon completion, students should be able to use extended CAD applications to generate and manage drawings. Register for this class
DFT-153	CAD III	5	3
DFT-153   CAD III PREREQUISITES and COREQUISITES • DFT-152 This course introduces advanced CAD applications. Emphasis is placed upon advanced applications of CAD skills. Upon completion, students should be able to use advanced CAD applications to generate and manage data. Register for this class
DFT-154	Intro to Solid Modeling	5	3
DFT-154   Intro to Solid Modeling PREREQUISITES and COREQUISITES • DFT-152 This course is an introduction to basic three-dimensional solid modeling and design software. Topics include basic design, creation, editing, rendering and analysis of solid models, and creation of multiview drawings. Upon completion, students should be able to use design techniques to create, edit, render and generate a multiview drawing. Register for this class
	Semester Total	20	12