Engineering Drafting & Design

Learn how to use CAD/CAM software to draft your own designs and watch them come to life with a degree in Engineering Drafting & Design degree.

$56K

Average Salary: Robotics & Manufacturing, A.A.S.

Source 2022-23 Dunwoody Career Services Annual Report

Dunwoody College is Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission

2 Years

Graduates earn an associate of applied science degree

DAYTIME CLASSES ONLY
AND ON CAMPUS ONLY

Dunwoody Engineering Drafting & Design

Discover the tools, equipment, and skills needed in 21^st century manufacturing, and launch into a career designing, drafting, or inspecting 3D-printed prototype and manufactured products.

Through hands-on projects like designing and creating a weed whip, golf putter, and motorized bicycle, you will use real manufacturing materials and processes and gain experience in the prototyping process. Learn industry-standard 3D modeling software like SolidWorks and Creo Parametric, engage in collaborative projects with other Dunwoody programs, and experience working with a multi-functional team to see a project from start to finish.

You will obtain a Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) certification as part of your course of study, which demonstrates to employers your ready to work on day one.

This degree directly transfers into Dunwoody’s Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Technology.

Engineering Drafting & Design projects

Engineering Drafting & Design Students Build Their Own Golf Putters

Dunwoody designs large-scale display for Minnesota State Fair

Engineering Drafting & Design students reengineer string trimmers

Ready for more detail? Explore degree requirements, course descriptions, and program outcomes for Engineering Drafting & Design in the College Catalog. You can also find a sample academic plan for each semester of your college journey.

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                    Class topics include:
                    Engineering drawings
Tool design
Geometric dimensioning and tolerances
Product design
Strength of materials
Transmission of power

                

Student Organizations

Opportunities to get involved outside of the classroom include:

Robotic Snow Plow Team
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK)
SkillsUSA

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Common Job Titles

Possible job titles upon graduation include:

Design Drafter
Engineering Designer
Tool Designer
Engineering Technician
Mechanical Designer

Recent Employers of Graduates

Companies that hire our graduates include:

Stratasys
Graco
BTD Manufacturing
MTS Systems Corporation
Tooling Science, Inc.

Academic Excellence Award Winner Bridgette Dalldorf

Bridgette Dalldorf met Dean of Robotics & Manufacturing E. J. Daigle at a FIRST Robotics tournament in 2019. Three years later she is not only graduating from Dunwoody College, she also is the Student Speaker for Commencement, an Academic Excellence Award winner, and the winner of the Alumni Leadership Award.

Facilities

Engineering, Materials, Mechanics & Metrology Lab

Open to all manufacturing and engineering students (and those with training on the equipment), this lab brings together equipment for additive manufacturing, material testing, measurement, and CNC simulation.

Two Stratasys Fortus 250 3D Printers
One Stratasys F370 3D Printer
One Fortus 400 3D Printer
Two MakerBot 3D Printers
Two Zeiss Duramax Coordinate Measurement Machines
Two MTS Criterion Tensile/Shear/Compression Testers
7 Haas CNC Controller Simulators
One Zeiss Stemi 305 Microscope

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Gene Haas Manufacturing Innovation Lab

Learn to program CNC milling and turning operations and develop the tooling used in modern manufacturing processes like injection molding and metal stamping.