Drafting Technology (Degree)

Gainesville and Corinth Campuses

The Drafting Department at NCTC offers training in drafting using Autodesk software, an industry standard used around the world. Students can work toward a drafting certificate consisting of thirty (30) credit hours of drafting courses like basic CAD, architecture, mechanical, and 3D solid modeling. Generally students can finish the certificate program in one year as a full time student. Working students can go part-time and take one or two classes per semester and finish over a longer period of time. An Associate of Applied Science degree is also offered in Drafting and Design. The AAS degree is sixty (60) credit hours in length. Included in the degree program are English, Math, and other core academic courses. All the courses completed in the certificate program are part of the degree option. So if after completing the certificate a student wanted to work toward a degree all the work from the certificate would count toward the degree. Also the work done at NCTC may be transferred to local universities for those students wishing to get a BAAS degree. The degree program offers the student choices in degree path with several advanced drafting electives. The electives allow the student to focus their training in areas of interest that best fit their career goals. Of course students may work beyond the 60 hour degree requirement and take extra drafting electives or core academic courses. Transferring students should check with the university they plan to transfer to as to the number of classes that can be transferred.

Graduation Requirements : A minimum of 60 semester hours is required for graduation with an Associate of Applied Science Degree.

Total Credit Hours: 63