ProgramCIP 15.1302

CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical skills and advanced computer software and hardware to the creation of graphic representations and simulations in support of engineering projects. Includes instruction in engineering graphics, two-dimensional and three-dimensional engineering design, solids modeling, engineering animation, computer-aided drafting (CAD), computer-aided design (CADD), and auto-CAD techniques.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

Also called Engineering Graphics and Design, Engineering Graphics Technology.