The Field

Computer aided drafting and design (CADD) is a vital part of every field where design activities occur and where technical drawings are required. CADD has revolutionized industry's methods of doing design work and producing technical documentation.

The Instructional Program

The one-year certificate in CAD Electronic consists of the second-year courses from the two-year Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.) degree program in Computer Aided Drafting and Design. This is a specialty certificate available only to individuals who, through employment in the field or prior equivalent education and training, have gained experience and knowledge equivalent to the first year of the CADD A.O.S. degree program. It is a two-semester program that begins each fall.

An individual who completes the CAD Electronic program does not automatically receive credits for the first-year CAD Mechanical courses and does not receive an associate degree. If an individual has articulated or transfer courses from another institution, they may be applied towards the first-year course requirements of the associate degree program in CADD.

For further information, contact the SUNY Delhi Enrollment Services Office. 

Career Options

Job opportunities available to students who earn the certificate in CAD Electronic are:

• Electronic Drafter
• Electrical Drafter
• Printed Circuit Board Drafter

There are career opportunities in manufacturing firms, contract drafting firms, surveying and mapping companies, and in any company that requires technical drawings. Students who continue on for the associate degree increase their options for employment in the field of drafting and design.

Further information regarding careers in this field can be found in the Computer Aided Drafting and Design program description.

Curriculum

First Semester

Second Semester

Certificate Requirement: 31 credit hours

Notes

*MATH 102 Mathematics for Applied Technology is the minimum exit-level requirement for this program.

Technical Standards:  In addition to academic requirements, all applicants must also be able to meet the minimum Technical Standards for the program, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Admissions Requirements

To be eligible for consideration, and applicant must:

• meet the admissions requirements of, apply to and be accepted into the Computer Aided Drafting and Design A.O.S. degree program
• have training or the equivalent of the CAD Mechanical certificate

Student Learning Outcomes

A student who earns the CAD Electronic Certificate should be able to:

1. Resource and use both electronic and printed manufacturing manuals.
2. Specify commonly used materials in making various types of parts based on a knowledge of cast, forged, stamped, machined, extruded, and other manufacturing processing methods.
3. Demonstrate a working knowledge of electricity and electronics.
4. Detail complete sets of working drawings as they relate to the electro-mechanical field, and design simple electronic packages given a schematic and electrical parts list.
5. Detail complete sets of working drawings as they relate to the electronics industry.
6. Design single- and double-sided printed circuit boards given a schematic or logic diagram.
7. Design products using parametric solid modeling software.