Earn SPC's 24-credt-hour (8-class) Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Certificate and gain the skills you need to assist engineers in planning, designing and detailing. You can also work toward industry certifications in SolidWorks and AutoCAD.
Learn in our Collaborative Center for Emerging Technologies
You will sharpen your SolidWorks and AutoCAD skills in our state-of-the-art training facilityCollaborative Center for Emerging Technologies on the Clearwater Campus.
This academic program prepares you for the following careers. All job data is provided by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Salary Data
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area Average
Florida Average
Projected employment for Florida
2023 Employment
7,780
2033
8,950
Percent Change
15
Projected Job Openings
890
Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Salary Data
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area Average
Florida Average
Projected employment for Florida
2023 Employment
1,400
2033
1,570
Percent Change
12
Projected Job Openings
140
skills you learn in SPC's Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Certificate
- Advanced CAD commands
- Three-dimensional (3-D) drawings
- Solid modeling software
- Digital engineering design fundamentals
- Digital modeling fundamentals
Computer-Aided Design & Drafting Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility
CAD-CT
Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Spring 2025 (645)
The requirements shown below are valid beginning Spring 2025 (645), and may not reflect degree requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.
Program Summary
This certificate provides a program of study with courses in CAD (computer aided drafting) and solid modeling needed to assist the engineering and drafting activities of industry, construction, architecture, and consultants in planning, designing, and detailing projects. Rapid Prototyping techniques, like 3D printing, woodworking, casting and molding, are taught throughout the solid modeling courses. This CAD Certificate is part of the Digital Design and Modeling Subplan of the 60-credit hour Associate in Science degree in Engineering Technology. Some of these courses can also be taken as electives in the Building Design and Construction Management AS degree program. Students new to this field will be able to obtain employment by completing this certificate and work in those areas where CAD technicians, drafters, and designers are needed.
Graduation Requirements
All courses need to be completed with a minimum of a "C".
Academic Pathways
The Academic Pathway is a tool for students that lists the following items:- the recommended order in which to take the program courses
- suggested course when more than one option exists
- which semester each course is typically offered
- if the course has a prerequisite
- courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)
Please verify the Academic Pathway lists your correct starting semester.
Program Leadership Information
Dean
Florida CIP Code
0615130304 - Computer-Aided Design and Drafting CCC
Federal CIP Code
15.1303 - Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD.
Continuing YOUR EDUCATION at SPC
The Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Certificate is part of and transfers to SPC's Engineering Technology Associate of Science Degree.
