DRAFTING WITH AUTOCAD

Career Outlook

Your New Career

Computer-Aided Design is the wave of the future, and AutoCAD® is the software chosen by more architectural firms, industrial sites, and government agencies than any other. Learn AutoCAD® at home and be on the cutting edge of the exciting drafting career field!

Industrial growth and increasingly complex design problems associated with new products and manufacturing processes, will increase the demand for drafting services. Drafters are beginning to break out of the traditional drafting role and increasingly do work traditionally performed by engineers and architects, which will also increase the demand for drafters.

Your New Skills

Learn the skills you need to begin a career in drafting by completing the Drafting with AutoCAD® training program at home. As a drafter trained in AutoCAD®, you can work for an engineering firm or government agency.

You'll learn every important part of Drafting with AutoCAD®.

• You'll learn the basic sketching techniques.
• You'll understand the mathematical skills necessary to drafting.
• You'll learn to create drawings for structural, civil, electrical, and electronic schematic Drafting with AutoCAD® software.

Your New Diploma

Earn your Drafting with AutoCAD® Career Diploma at home in as little as 14 months by studying just an hour a day for your new career. Expert instructors and support staff – dedicated to helping you complete your coursework – will be just a phone call or an email away.

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Program Overview

Receive AutoCAD® training at home. You'll get the support you need while learning at your own pace, with the Continuing Education Center Drafting with AutoCAD Program.

Learn the skills you need to begin a career in drafting by completing the Drafting with AutoCAD® training program at home. It's convenient, affordable, and accredited.

You'll get hands-on AutoCAD® training in:

• Use of basic CAD equipment; coordinate systems and software used with CAD programs
• Use of drafting equipment, media, and reproduction methods
• Dimensioning, geometric construction, and geometric tolerancing
• AutoCAD® commands.
• Electrical and electronic schematic Drafting with AutoCAD®

Software and Supplies Included!
The Continuing Education Center Drafting with AutoCAD® training program provides you with a broad range of tools and supplies, including AutoCAD® Student Portfolio software, to provide you with hands-on training.

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Find out more about AutoCAD® training which includes:

• All the books, lessons, equipment, and learning aids you need
• Drafting tools
• AutoCAD® Student Portfolio software
• Access to student services by website, phone, and mail

Program Outline

Instruction Sets
Your program consists of 10 Instruction Sets written to take you step-by-step through the techniques and skills you'll use in your new career.

Here's how it works
Your first Instruction Set will be sent immediately after your enrollment has been accepted. Other Instruction Sets will follow as you complete your exams, so that you will always have training materials to work with. Here is an overview of what you'll learn and the order in which you'll receive your lessons:

You will need access to a Microsoft® Windows®-based computer to complete this program. The Continuing Education Center recommends the following as minimum specifications: Pentium® IV 3.0 or AMD Athlon™ with SSE2 Technology GHz or better processor, using Microsoft® Windows® XP or later with 2GB of RAM and DVD-ROM drive. You will also need Internet access.

Online Library and Librarian
Students in the Continuing Education Center have access to an online library for use during their studies. Students can use this library to do the required research in the courses they complete or can use it for general reference and links to valuable resources. The library contains helpful research assistance, articles, databases, books, and Web links. A librarian is available to answer questions on general research-related topics via email and to assist students in research activities during their studies with the Continuing Education Center.

We reserve the right to change program content and materials when it becomes necessary.

A High School Diploma or GED is required to enroll in this program.

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