
Contact for Department:
cyrus.saghafi@gcccd.edu
phone: (619) 660-4243
The CADD faculty and staff bring years of experience both academically and from industry, including Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Design, and Civil Engineering. All members of the CADD faculty have worked in their fields of expertise from 15-35 years bringing their knowledge and wisdom to the classroom. They are dedicated to help prepare the students for entering the real world workforce. The classes consist of lectures, lab time, and one-on-one attention.
Someone designed everything you use today. Drafters are an integral part of that process.
Graduates from our two-year Associate of Applied Science program
in
CADD Drafting or Mechanical Engineering Technology
find employment in a wide variety of drafting and design
disciplines.
Our programs provide you with a foundation for a CADD career. You will learn skills needed to advance into a broad range of related occupations such as engineering, architecture, civil or structural design, 3D design/solid modeling, and schematics for electrical or fluid power systems.
You will develop foundational skills in blueprint reading and architectural drafting, along with specialized skills in computer-aided design, including three-dimensional drafting.
The program is designed to prepare skilled drafting technicians for entry-level positions in a variety of career fields.
This web site is supported by Carl D. Perkins VTEA IC funds through the System. Office, California Community Colleges,
Grant #08-C01-020