Connect with us on Revised 6/2017 C = Central Campus, M = Maritime Campus, N = North Campus, O = Online and S = South Campus For more information, call the Contact Center: 281-998-6150 | sanjac.edu General email: [email protected]Visit our website: www.sanjac.edu/career/engineering-design-graphics-drafting Growth in Houston’s diversified job markets has created employment openings for drafters. Career opportunities for drafters are available in: • Architecture • Engineering: Electrical, Instrumentation, Structural, Civil • Manufacturing • Oil, Energy and Petrochemical • Public Works All successful projects start with a good plan. For architects, engineering designers, CAD drafters and builders, that plan comes in the form of working drawings produced by technically talented and well-trained individuals. If you have a desire to express your knowledge through computer aided design software, San Jacinto College can give you the skills you need to make your way into this exciting field. This degree allows you to pursue careers that strike a satisfying balance between creativity, technical proficiency and attention to detail. You can make yourself an indispensable asset in a variety of fields, such as architecture, manufacturing, engineering, construction and the oil and gas industry, with a degree in engineering design graphics. ENGINEERING DESIGN GRAPHICS (CAD/DRAFTING) TECHNICAL Degree/Certificate: Certificate of Technology (3 terms) Level 2 Certificate (4 terms) Associate of Applied Science (4 terms) CAREER OUTLOOK The engineering design graphics program at San Jacinto College: • Trains students to translate the ideas of designers, engineers and architects from rough sketches, design layouts, specifications and calculations into working drawings, maps, plans, illustrations and 3D models. • Offers students the skills needed to prepare technical drawings and/or 3D models using Computer Aided Drafting, design and 3D modeling software. • Offers degree plans in three areas: 1. Architectural/Civil/Structural 2. Mechanical 3. Petro/Industrial
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Connect with us on
Revised 6/2017C = Central Campus, M = Maritime Campus, N = North Campus, O = Online and S = South Campus
For more information, call the Contact Center: 281-998-6150 | sanjac.edu
General email: [email protected] our website: www.sanjac.edu/career/engineering-design-graphics-drafting
Growth in Houston’s diversified job markets has created employment openings for drafters. Career opportunities for drafters are available in:
All successful projects start with a good plan. For architects, engineering designers, CAD drafters and builders, that plan comes in the form of working drawings produced by technically talented and well-trained individuals. If you have a desire to express your knowledge through computer aided design software, San Jacinto College can give you the skills you need to make your way into this exciting field. This degree allows you to pursue careers that strike a satisfying balance between creativity, technical proficiency and attention to detail. You can make yourself an indispensable asset in a variety of fields, such as architecture, manufacturing, engineering, construction and the oil and gas industry, with a degree in engineering design graphics.
ENGINEERING DESIGN GRAPHICS (CAD/DRAFTING)TECHNICALDegree/Certificate: Certificate of Technology (3 terms) Level 2 Certificate (4 terms)Associate of Applied Science (4 terms)
CAREER OUTLOOK
The engineering design graphics program at San Jacinto College:
• Trains students to translate the ideas of designers, engineers and architects from rough sketches, design layouts, specifications and calculations into working drawings, maps, plans, illustrations and 3D models.
• Offers students the skills needed to prepare technical drawings and/or 3D models using Computer Aided Drafting, design and 3D modeling software.
• Offers degree plans in three areas:
1. Architectural/Civil/Structural
2. Mechanical
3. Petro/Industrial
ENGINEERING DESIGN GRAPHICS ARCHITECTURAL/CIVIL/STRUCTURAL SPECIALTY (4DFT-A)Certificate of Technology
A certificate of technology focuses on 29 semester credit hours of technical coursework. This is a fast-track award for those wishing to concentrate their studies in engineering design graphics and enter the job market as soon as possible. San Jacinto College offers three certificates of technology, including:
ARCE 1421 Architectural Illustration or ARCE 1452 Structural Drafting or DFTG 2421 Topographical Drafting...............................................4DFTG 1417 Architectural Drafting-Residential .................................4ARCE 1421 Architectural Illustration or
ARCE 1452 Structural Drafting or DFTG 2421 Topographical Drafting ...............................................4
Subtotal 12
Mechanical drafter
$65,386 per year*
*Source: texaswages.com, Gulf Coast region, 2015
Median salary for Gulf Coast region
SecondTerm Credit
DFTG 2317 Descriptive Geometry .........................................................3DFTG 2428 Architectural Drafting-Commercial or DFTG 2431 Advanced Technologies in Architectural Design and Drafting ...........................................................................4+ DFTG 2386 Internship - Drafting and Design
Technology/Technician, General or DFTG 2338 Final Project - Advanced Drafting ...........................3
Subtotal 10
Certificate of Technology Total 29
+ Capstone Experience: DFTG 2338 or DFTG 2386+ The course selected to satisfy the Capstone Experience (DFTG 2338 or DFTG 2386) can only be taken during, or after, the term in which the last required and elective engineering design graphics courses are completed.
Courses DO NOT have to be taken in this order unless a course has a prerequisite. See catalog for descriptions.
For more detailed information on this program, contact the department chair or faculty.
Certificates in multiple engineering design graphics specialties WILL NOT be awarded.
San Jacinto College offers three Level 2 Certificates, including: Architectural/Civil/Structural, Mechanical and Petro/Industrial. The Level 2 Certificate is comprised of 45 semester credit hours of Engineering Design Graphics (EDG) technical coursework, three (3) semester credit hours of mathematics and three (3) semester credit hours of English. This is a fast-track award for those wishing to concentrate their studies in EDG and enter the job market as soon as possible.
Engineering Design Graphics Elective .................................................4DFTG 2431 Advanced Technologies in Architectural Design and Drafting ................................................4+ DFTG 2386 Internship - Drafting and Design
Technology/Technician, General or DFTG 2338 Final Project - Advanced Drafting ...........................3
Subtotal 11
Level 2 Certificate Total 51
+ Capstone Experience: DFTG 2338 or DFTG 2386+ The course selected to satisfy the Capstone Experience (DFTG 2338 or DFTG 2386) can only be taken during or after, the term in which the last required and elective engineering design graphics course are completed.
Courses DO NOT have to be taken in this order, unless a course has a prerequisite. See Catalog for descriptions.
For more detailed information on this program, contact the department chair or faculty.
Level 2 Certificates in multiple engineering design graphics courses WILL NOT be awarded.
Any DFTG course may be used as an EDG elective. Courses may be applied to earn the Certificate of Technology, then the Level 2 Certificate and finally the A.A.S degree when the courses are in the same specialty area.Engineering Design Graphics Electives (Two required):DFTG 1445 DFTG 2402 DFTG 2406 DFTG 2407DFTG 2408 DFTG 2423 DFTG 2432 DFTG 2435DFTG 2440 DFTG 2445 DFTG 2457 DFTG 2458
ENGINEERING DESIGN GRAPHICS ARCHITECTURAL/CIVIL/STRUCTURAL SPECIALTY (3DFT-A)Associate of Applied Science Degree
Engineering Design Graphics (EDG) is a technical field where engineering data is communicated through drawings and three-dimensional models. Drafters provide support to designers, architects and all types of engineers, preparing documentation and creating finished drawings for production in the engineering, construction or manufacturing industries. Drafters translate the ideas of engineers and architects from rough sketches, design layouts, specifications and calculations into working drawings, maps, plans, illustrations and 3D models which are used in producing marketable products. They prepare drawings and/or 3D models using computer aided drafting, design, and 3D modeling software in the fields of mechanical, petrochemical, architectural, civil and structural.
The EDG department provides two certificate levels and associate of applied science degree options. Working with local industry, courses have been clustered into specialty disciplines which provide concentration in specific areas of study:
(Quantitative Reasoning) or MATH 1314 College Algebra or Higher ........................................3
Subtotal 15
FourthTerm Credit
*Social and Behavioral Sciences ............................................................3*Humanities or Fine Arts ...........................................................................3Engineering Design Graphics Elective .................................................4DFTG 2431 Advanced Technologies in Architectural Design and Drafting ................................................4+ DFTG 2386 Internship - Drafting and Design
Technology/Technician, General or DFTG 2338 Final Project - Advanced Drafting ...........................3
Subtotal 17
Associate of Applied Science Degree Total 60
+ Capstone Experience: DFTG 2386 or DFTG 2338+ The course selected to satisfy the Capstone Experience (DFTG 2386 or DFTG 2338) can only be taken during, or after the term in which the last required and elective engineering design graphics courses are completed.
* Courses that satisfy this requirement should be selected from Language, Philosophy, and Culture; Creative Arts; and Social and Behavioral Science in the core curriculum.
Courses DO NOT have to be taken in this order unless a course has a prerequisite. See course catalog for descriptions.
For more detailed information on this program, contact the department chair or faculty.
Associate of Applied Science in multiple engineering design graphics specialties WILL NOT be awarded.
Any DFTG course may be used as an EDG elective. Courses may be applied to earn the Certificate of Technology, then the Level 2 Certificate and finally the A.A.S degree when the courses are in the same specialty area.Engineering Design Graphics Electives (Two required):DFTG 1445 DFTG 2402 DFTG 2406 DFTG 2407DFTG 2408 DFTG 2423 DFTG 2432 DFTG 2435DFTG 2440 DFTG 2445 DFTG 2457 DFTG 2458
ENGINEERING DESIGN GRAPHICS MECHANICAL SPECIALTY (4DFT-M)Certificate of Technology
A Certificate of Technology focuses on 29 semester credit hours of technical coursework. This is a fast-track award for those wishing to concentrate their studies in engineering design graphics and enter the job market as soon as possible. San Jacinto College offers three certificates of technology, including:
DFTG 2406 Machine Design ....................................................................4DFTG 2440 Solid Modeling/Design or DFTG 2435 Advanced Technologies in Mechanical Design and Drafting ...................................................4+ DFTG 2386 Internship - Drafting and
Design Technology/Technician, General or DFTG 2338 Final Project - Advanced Drafting ...........................3
Subtotal 11
Certificate of Technology Total 29
+ Capstone Experience: DFTG 2338 or DFTG 2386+ The course selected to satisfy the Capstone Experience (DFTG 2338 or DFTG 2386) can only be taken during, or after, the term in which the last required and elective Engineering Design Graphics courses are completed.
Courses DO NOT have to be taken in this order unless a course has a prerequisite. See catalog for descriptions.
For more detailed information on this program, contact the department chair or faculty.
Certificates in multiple engineering design graphics specialties WILL NOT be awarded.
San Jacinto College offers three Level 2 Certificates, including: Architectural/Civil/Structural, Mechanical and Petro/Industrial. The Level 2 Certificate is comprised of 45 semester credit hours of engineering design graphics (EDG) technical coursework, three (3) semester credit hours of mathematics and three (3) semester
credit hours of English. This is a fast track award for those wishing to concentrate their studies in EDG and enter the job market as soon as possible.
DFTG 2440 Solid Modeling/Design ......................................................4DFTG 2435 Advanced Technologies in Mechanical Design and Drafting ...........................................................................4MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning)
or MATH 1314 College Algebra or Higher ...................................3Subtotal 11
FourthTerm Credit
DFTG 2458 Advanced Machine Design or Engineering Design Graphics Elective .........................................4Engineering Design Graphics Elective .................................................4+ DFTG 2386 Internship - Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General or DFTG 2338 Final Project - Advanced Drafting ...........................3ENGL 1301 Composition I.........................................................................3Subtotal 14
Level 2 Certificate Total 51
+ Capstone Experience: DFTG 2338 or DFTG 2386+ The course selected to satisfy the Capstone Experience (DFTG 2338 or DFTG 2386) can only be taken during, or after, the Term in which the last required and elective Engineering Design Graphics courses are completed.
Courses DO NOT have to be taken in this order unless a course has a prerequisite. See course catalog for descriptions.
For more detailed information on this program, contact the department chair or faculty.
Level 2 certificates in multiple engineering design graphics specialties WILL NOT be awarded.
Any ARCE or DFTG course may be used as an EDG elective. Courses may be applied to earn the Certificate of Technology, then the Level 2 Certificate and finally the A.A.S degree when the courses are in the same specialty area.Engineering Design Graphics electives: (two required)ARCE 1421 ARCE 1452 DFTG 1417 DFTG 2407DFTG 2408 DFTG 2421 DFTG 2423 DFTG 2428DFTG 2431 DFTG 2432 DFTG 2445 DFTG 2457
ENGINEERING DESIGN GRAPHICS MECHANICAL SPECIALTY (3DFT-M)Associate of Applied Science Degree
Engineering Design Graphics (EDG) is a technical field where engineering data is communicated through drawings and three-dimensional models. Drafters provide support to designers, architects and all types of engineers, preparing documentation and creating finished drawings for production in the engineering, construction or manufacturing industries. Drafters translate the ideas of engineers and architects from rough sketches, design layouts, specifications and calculations into working drawings, maps, plans, illustrations and 3D models which are used in producing marketable products. They prepare drawings and/or 3D models using computer aided drafting, design and 3D modeling software in the fields of mechanical, petrochemical, architectural, civil and structural.
The EDG department provides two certificate levels and A.A.S. degree options. Working with local industry, courses have been clustered into specialty disciplines which provide concentration in specific areas of study. They include: Architectural/Civil/Structural, Mechanical and Petro/Industrial.
DFTG 2317 Descriptive Geometry .........................................................3DFTG 2402 Machine Drafting ..................................................................4DFTG 2406 Machine Design ....................................................................4ENGL 2311 Technical and Business Writing or
ENGL 1302 Composition II or SPCH 1315 Public Speaking or SPCH 1321 Business and Professional Speech ..........................3
Subtotal 14
ThirdTerm Credit
Engineering Design Graphics Elective .................................................4MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning) or MATH 1314 College Algebra or Higher ...................................3DFTG 2440 Solid Modeling/Design ......................................................4DFTG 2435 Advanced Technologies in
Mechanical Design and Drafting ...................................................4Subtotal 15
FourthTerm Credit
DFTG 2458 Advanced Machine Design or Engineering Design Graphics Elective .........................................4+ DFTG 2386 Internship - Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General or DFTG 2338 Final Project - Advanced Drafting ...........................3Engineering Design Graphics Elective .................................................4*Humanities or Fine Arts ...........................................................................3*Social and Behavioral Sciences ............................................................3Subtotal 17
Associate of Applied Science Degree Total 60
+ Capstone Experience: DFTG 2386 or DFTG 2338+ The course selected to satisfy the Capstone Experience (DFTG 2386 or DFTG 2338) can only be taken during, or after, the term in which the last required and elective Engineering Design Graphics courses are completed.
* Courses that satisfy this requirement should be selected from Language, Philosophy, and Culture; Creative Arts; and Social and Behavioral Science in the core curriculum.
Courses DO NOT have to be taken in this order unless a course has a prerequisite. See course catalog for descriptions.
For more detailed information on this program, contact the department chair or faculty.
A.A.S. Degrees in multiple engineering design graphics specialties WILL NOT be awarded.
Any ARCE or DFTG course may be used as an EDG elective. Courses may be applied to earn the Certificate of Technology, then the Level 2 Certificate and finally the A.A.S degree when the courses are in the same specialty area.Engineering Design Graphics Electives: (two required)ARCE 1421 ARCE 1452 DFTG 1417 DFTG 2407 DFTG 2408 DFTG 2421 DFTG 2423 DFTG 2428DFTG 2431 DFTG 2432 DFTG 2445 DFTG 2457
ENGINEERING DESIGN GRAPHICS PETRO/INDUSTRIAL SPECIALTY (4DFT-PI)Certificate of Technology
A certificate of technology focuses on 29 semester credit hours of technical coursework. This is a fast-track award for those wishing to concentrate their studies in engineering design graphics and enter the job market as soon as possible. San Jacinto College offers three certificates of technology, including:
+ Capstone Experience: DFTG 2338 or DFTG 2386+ The course selected to satisfy the Capstone Experience (DFTG 2338 or DFTG 2386) can only be taken during or after the term in which the last required and elective engineering design graphics courses are completed.
Courses DO NOT have to be taken in this order unless a course has a prerequisite. See catalog for descriptions.
Courses may only be applied ONCE toward a Certificate of Technology.
For more detailed information on this program, contact the department chair or faculty.
Certificates in multiple engineering design graphics specialties WILL NOT be awarded.
San Jacinto College offers three Level 2 Certificates, including: Architectural/Civil/Structural, Mechanical and
Petro/Industrial. The Level 2 Certificate is comprised of 45 semester credit hours of engineering design graphics (EDG) technical coursework, three (3) semester credit hours of mathematics and three (3) semester credit hours of English. This is a fast-track award for those wishing to concentrate their studies and enter the job market as soon as possible.
or MATH 1314 College Algebra or Higher ...................................3Subtotal 11
FourthTerm Credit
Engineering Design Graphics Elective .................................................4DFTG 2457 Advanced Technologies in Pipe Design and Drafting ..........................................................................................4+ DFTG 2386 Internship - Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General or DFTG 2338 Final Project - Advanced Drafting ...........................3DFTG 2408 Instrumentation Drafting ..................................................4Subtotal 15
Level 2 Certificate Total 51
+ Capstone Experience: DFTG 2338 or DFTG 2386+ The course selected to satisfy the Capstone Experience (DFTG 2338 or DFTG 2386) can only be taken during, or after, the term in which the last required and elective engineering design graphics courses are completed.
Courses DO NOT have to be taken in this order unless a course has a prerequisite. See catalog for descriptions.
For more detailed information on this program, contact the department chair or faculty.
Level 2 Certificates in multiple engineering design graphics specialties WILL NOT be awarded.
Any ARCE or DFTG course may be used as an EDG elective. Courses may be applied to earn the Certificate of Technology, then the Level 2 Certificate and finally the A.A.S degree when the courses are in the same specialty area.Engineering Design Graphics electives: (one required)ARCE 1421 DFTG 1417 DFTG 1445 DFTG 2402 DFTG 2406 DFTG 2428 DFTG 2431 DFTG 2432 DFTG 2435 DFTG 2440 DFTG 2458
ENGINEERING DESIGN GRAPHICS PETRO/INDUSTRIAL SPECIALTY (3DFT-PI)Associate of Applied Science Degree
Engineering Design Graphics (EDG) is a technical field where engineering data is communicated through drawings and three-dimensional models. Drafters provide support to designers, architects and all types of engineers, preparing documentation and creating finished drawings for production in the engineering, construction or manufacturing industries. Drafters translate the ideas of engineers and architects from rough sketches, design layouts, specifications and calculations into working drawings, maps, plans, illustrations and 3D models, which are used in producing marketable products. They prepare drawings and/or 3D models using computer aided drafting, design and 3D modeling software in the fields of mechanical, petrochemical, architectural, civil and structural.
The EDG department provides two certificate levels and A.A.S. degree options. Working with local industry, courses have been clustered into specialty disciplines which provide concentration in specific areas of study:
DFTG 1305 Technical Drafting ................................................................3DFTG 1409 Basic Computer-Aided Drafting ......................................4ENGL 1301 Composition I.........................................................................3*Humanities or Fine Arts ...........................................................................3*Social and Behavioral Sciences ............................................................3Subtotal 16
SecondTerm Credit
ARCE 1452 Structural Drafting ...............................................................4DFTG 2317 Descriptive Geometry .........................................................3DFTG 2423 Pipe Drafting ..........................................................................4ENGL 2311 Technical and Business Writing or
ENGL 1302 Composition II or SPCH 1315 Public Speaking or SPCH 1321 Business and Professional Speech ..........................3
Subtotal 14
ThirdTerm Credit
DFTG 2421 Topographical Drafting ......................................................4DFTG 2408 Instrumentation Drafting ..................................................4MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning) or MATH 1314 College Algebra or Higher ...................................3DFTG 2445 Adv Pipe Drafting CADWorx .............................................4Subtotal 15
FourthTerm Credit
Engineering Design Graphics Elective .................................................4DFTG 2407 Electrical Drafting .................................................................4DFTG 2457 Advanced Technologies in Pipe Design and Drafting ..........................................................................................4+DFTG 2386 Internship - Drafting and Design
Technology/Technician, General or DFTG 2338 Final Project - Advanced Drafting ...........................3
Subtotal 15
Associate of Applied Science Degree Total 60
+ Capstone Experience: DFTG 2338 or DFTG 2386+ The course selected to satisfy the Capstone Experience (DFTG 2338 or DFTG 2386) can only be taken during, or after, the term in which the last required and elective engineering design graphics courses are completed.
* Courses that satisfy this requirement should be selected from Language, Philosophy, and Culture; Creative Arts; and Social and Behavioral Science in the core curriculum.
Courses DO NOT have to be taken in this order unless a course has a prerequisite. See catalog for descriptions.
For more detailed information on this program, contact the department chair or faculty.
Degrees in multiple engineering design graphics specialties WILL NOT be awarded.
Any ARCE or DFTG course may be used as an EDG elective. Courses may be applied to earn the Certificate of Technology, then the Level 2 Certificate and finally the A.A.S degree when the courses are in the same specialty area.Engineering Design Graphics Electives: (one required)ARCE 1421 DFTG 1417 DFTG 1445 DFTG 2402 DFTG 2406 DFTG 2428 DFTG 2431 DFTG 2432DFTG 2435 DFTG 2440 DFTG 2458
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