CADD Training Schools

Drafting became a whole lot easier once computer aided design and drafting (CADD) came along. AutoCAD® is one of the most popular programs, and skilled users enjoy more career opportunities. With these programs you will learn to use AutoCAD for civil and structural drawings so that you can create contour maps, plumbing plans, and HVAC plans. You will learn to create commercial drawings to help you with the areas of national codes, framing methods, and wind forces. In the mechanical area, you will be able to produce isometric and machine drawings. The last area is residential, where you learn to create floor, electrical, and basement plans, and more. This will put a drafting and design career within your reach!

Brown Mackie College - The Brown Mackie College system of schools is dedicated to helping our students successfully pursue a college education that will prepare them to launch a career or enhance their current one in an increasingly competitive economy. Get the personalized attention and hands-on training you need to achieve the success you deserve. You'll enjoy small class sizes, outstanding faculty, and a unique one-course-a-month delivery format that's designed for busy people like you. Students choose from programs that will enable them to become part of growing fields of business, health care, legal assistance, and computer technology. The Computer Aided Design and Drafting program prepares graduates for positions in CADD operations. The program offers a combination of mechanical and computer-aided drafting and design skills for application in a variety of industries. Upon successful completion of the program, students are able to: Prepare detail drawings Prepare assembly drawings, Draw machinery and mechanical devices, Use manual drawing/drafting board, Operate and utilize CADD software, Indicate dimensions and fastening methods, Produce solid model drawings, Operate a variety of computer software programs. Campus Locations: Canton, OH; Fort Mitchell, Louisville, Hopkinsville, KY; Lenexa (Kansas City), Salina, KS Associate Degree • Computer Aided Design and Drafting Technology Diploma Program • Computer Aided Design and Drafting Technician

Berks Technical Institute - BTI's goals include teaching students new skills, refining the skills of those wishing to improve their careers, and helping students find gainful and satisfying employment. Their programs provide students with current and marketable skills. Campus Location: Wyomissing, PA Associate Degree Program • Drafting Technology

Florida Technical College - Founded in 1982, Florida Technical College is a private, two-year junior college with campuses in Auburndale, DeLand, Orlando and Jacksonville. We are accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to offer degree and diploma programs. Campus Locations: Auburndale, DeLand, Orlando and Jacksonville, FL • Diploma - CAD • Associate Degree - Computer Drafting and Design

IntelliTec College - At IntelliTec you will learn skills preparing you to function effectively as a massage therapist or as an integral member of a health spa team and possess the knowledge to pursue an independent practice. You will learn basic massage techniques hands-on, including Swedish, Therapeutic, & Deep Tissue and more! Campus Locations: Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, Pueblo, CO Associate of Occupational Studies Degree • Architectural Drafting/CAD • Mechanical Drafting/CAD

Lincoln College of Technology - From its beginnings in 1946 Lincoln College of Technology is committed to providing students with the quality, hands-on skills and training they need to succeed in an ever-changing employment landscape. We offer industry experienced instructors, flexible class schedules, career placement assistance, and more. A drafter's renderings connect innovative ideas to the realities of tomorrow. Whether it's on a piece of paper or a computer screen, every building, structure, or new product starts as a drawing. How would you like to be the person who creates those drawings? Imagine seeing your own ideas and detailed illustrations come to life, being used as a guide for assembly of actual everyday items. Take your interests in drawing and creativity, and turn them into a rewarding career. With our Diploma or Associate Degree* Drafting programs, you can get the skills that today's employers need and receive the hands-on training necessary to become a drafting technician. You can also become familiar working with the computer aided drafting (CAD) software used in the industry. Don't let others tell you what to do, design your own future! Campus Location: West Palm Beach, FL • Drafting Training

Lincoln Technical Institute - A drafter's renderings connect innovative ideas to the realities of tomorrow. Whether it's on a piece of paper or a computer screen, every building, structure, or new product starts as a drawing. How would you like to be the person who creates those drawings? Imagine seeing your own ideas and detailed illustrations come to life, being used as a guide for assembly of actual everyday items. Take your interests in drawing and creativity, and turn them into a rewarding career. With our Diploma or Associate Degree Drafting programs, you can get the skills that today's employers need and receive the hands-on training necessary to become a drafting technician. You can also become familiar working with the computer aided drafting (CAD) software used in the industry. Don't let others tell you what to do, design your own future! Campus Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania • Drafting Training

Pittsburgh Technical Institute - In over 50 years of teaching career skills in Western Pennsylvania, PTI has maintained its position on the cutting edge of the modern marketplace. By designing its programs around what employers want, it consistently prepares graduates who are in demand by employers throughout the area and across the country. Campus Location: Oakdale, PA • Associate - Computer Aided Drafting - Architectural Drafting • Associate - Computer Aided Drafting - Mechanical Drafting

Sullivan University System - Find out how one of the schools in the Sullivan University System can help you get the skills you need for a rewarding career in business, technology, medicine, design, culinary arts, or law. Choose an accelerated degree program and earn a Bachelor's Degree in just 3 years. Take advantage of a 99% job placement rate. Focus you learning on the courses you'll need to get your career started. Campus Locations: Louisville, Lexington, Ft. Knox, Kentucky Associate Degrees • Architectural Computer Aided Design • Civil Computer Aided Design • Mechanical Computer Aided Design

Westwood College - In today’s world, virtually every building we visit and every man-made environment we explore is the product of Computer-Aided Design (CAD). The people who utilize Computer-Aided Design tools are professionals in a field that work on everything from the design of residences and commercial office space, to sports stadiums and public parks. Students who would like to combine their interests in architecture, engineering, or drafting with a rewarding high-tech career should explore options in Computer-Aided Design. The Computer-Aided Design (Architectural Drafting) Program equips students with the skills necessary to become a candidate for many careers available to the skilled CAD operator. Architectural Drafting students receive training on recent releases of AutoCAD, a popular CAD application that provides experience in developing technical drawings related to the field of architecture. Campus Locations: Anaheim, California Long Beach, California Los Angeles, California Denver, Colorado Arlington, Virginia Atlanta Midtown, Georgia Atlanta Northlake, Georgia Chicago DuPage, Illinois Chicago Loop, Illinois Chicago O'Hare Airport, Illinois Chicago River Oaks, Illinois Dallas, Texas Houston, Texas • Associate Degree - CAD Architectural Drafting

Southwest Florida College - Founded in 1974, Southwest Florida College offers diploma, associate and bachelor degree programs in numerous in-demand career fields including 20 programs of study in the following fields: business, computer, education, design, legal, and medical. All programs help students to acquire the skills they need to be in demand in today's competitive workplace. Campus Locations: Fort Myers, Port Charlotte, Tampa, FL • Associate Degree - Computer Aided Drafting & Design

TESST College of Technology - The objective of the graphic engineering drafting with CADD program is to prepare you for an entry-level position in the field of graphic engineering drafting using CADD. As a graduate from TESST College of Technology, you should be proficient in fundamental drafting applications, machine drafting, mechanical drafting applications, architectural drafting, electronics drafting, and drafting-related math. Upon graduation, your Certificate in Graphic Engineering Drafting with CADD can qualify you to search for an entry-level position with architectural, engineering, and related service firms that design construction projects and other engineering work. You may also seek employment in manufacturing industries such as machinery manufacturing. Campus Locations: Baltimore, Beltsville, Towson, MD • Certificate: Graphic Engineering Drafting with CADD

Virginia College - Computer Aided Drafting is used in all phases of the design and manufacturing process, from 2D design and technical drawings to 3D models and prototypes. At Virginia College, you’ll be offered training in all aspects of the CAD field, including: - Architectural Design - Mechanical Design - Customization and Programming. Virginia College offers full CAD facilities and instructors with real-world knowledge and experience. We also give you access to the latest software, supplemental software, and the equipment that you’ll actually be using in your new career. You will have access to a broad-based education within a CAD environment. You can become proficient with the most commonly used software, and develop basic skills in 3D design, CAD customization, and surface modeling, all while developing your own professional portfolio. Campuses in: Birmingham, Huntsville and Mobile, AL • Occupational Associate Degree - Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD)

Vatterott College - Vatterott College has a long tradition of excellence since our founding in 1969, and it is this excellence that won us the award of "Best School" by the Missouri Association of Private Career Schools. Vatterott is also an accredited college through the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. Classes begin every 10 weeks. Diploma programs range from 13 to 60 weeks. Associate degree programs are 80 or 90 weeks. There is Financial Aid for those who qualify and Career Placement for Vatterott College graduates is also available. Campus Locations: Quincy, Illinois Des Moines, Iowa Joplin, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Springfield, Missouri Sunset Hills, Missouri • Computer-Aided Drafting & Design • Computer-Aided Drafting Technology • Computer Engineering Design and Drafting

York Technical Institute - We understand that you want to get into a new career quickly, with the skills needed to succeed in today's competitive workplace. You'll learn from instructors who have years of collective industry-specific experience, and you'll get hands-on, practical training in labs using the same equipment found in the workplace. Students will gain an understanding of manual drafting through sketching. Drawings which illustrate drafting and design techniques will be accomplished using CAD. The Computer Aided Drafting and Design program prepares graduates for a variety of entry-level positions in architectural, engineering, construction, manufacturing, and civil engineering design teams as CAD drafters, design drafters, detailers, and estimators. Campus Locations: Altoona, Mechanicsburg, York, Lancaster, PA Associate Degree • Computer Aided Drafting & Design

Penn Foster Career School - Penn Foster Career School is one of the oldest and largest distance learning institutions in the world. The school provides programs and services that are designed to meet the life-long learning needs of the adult learner. Programs of study lead to career-specific diplomas. The success of our students proves that Penn Foster training works. It is designed for busy people who know what they want out of life, but don't have the time to attend classes. Campus Location: Online • Drafting with AutoCAD® - Career Diploma

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