Associate Degree in Drafting

By earning your associate degree in drafting at Lane Community College, you’ll be ready to enter the workforce and start your career. Your classes will cover a diverse range of skills and topics that employers ask for in a professional drafter. When you’ve completed your degree, you’ll be ready to go to work making drawings for manufacturing or construction projects as a qualified member of a professional team.Drafters work with architects, engineers, designers, and technicians as part of construction, manufacturing, and engineering teams. What you'll learn; To use computer programs including AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and Revit. Visualization: how to start with a two-dimensional drawing to visualize the three-dimensional object it represents, and how to start with a three-dimensional object and create a two-dimensional working drawing so the object can be made. Drawing standards used by mechanical designers. How to determine tolerances, clearances, and fits for mechanical parts. How to put dimensions on drawings. How to apply symbols on mechanical drawings including surface finish, weld symbols, and geometric tolerances. How to make parts lists and revisions. How to use speed ratios to design belt drives and gear trains. Hands-on familiarity with electrical circuits and hydraulic systems. Drawing standards used by architects. How to make drawings as part of a set of house plans. How to set up drawings as part of commercial building projects. Principles of the systems used in green buildings, including energy, water, light, heat, and cooling. How to communicate in a professional office setting. How to communicate with engineers and architects using the right vocabulary. Basic engineering calculations including force and stress 

Career Path 

Graduate career path includes CAD Technician (Computer-Aided Design), Drafting Technician, Mechanical Drafter, Architectural Drafter, Civil Drafter, Electrical Drafter, Structural Drafter, Plumbing Drafter, Surveying Technician, Manufacturing Drafter, Engineering Drawing Assistant, 3D Modeling Technician, GIS Mapping Assistant, Revit Technician (Building Information Modeling), Technical Illustrator, Product Design Drafter, Tool and Die Design Assistant, Construction Documentation Technician, CAD Support Specialist,Fabrication Drawing Technician, Drafting Quality Control Assistant, Aerospace Drafting Technician, Interior Design Drafter (Entry-Level), Drafting Instructor Assistant.