Computer Aided Drafting and Design Program

Draft your future and get paid for your creativity and technical savvy. Mechanical drafters turn ideas into doable solutions. They transform an engineer’s concept into a detailed, 3D plan for production using industry software. Ridgewater Computer Aided Drafting and Design students could design the next trending bike or must-have phone gadget. Be part of an exciting future at the #2 Best College in the US for an online Associate’s degree! (Source: BestColleges.org, 2019)

Program delivery

• Hutchinson and Willmar campuses
• Online – fully
• Fall and spring starts

Skills you will learn

• ASME standard practices
• Basic and advanced drafting design
• Blueprint reading
• Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• Manufacturing processes

Industry software you will use

• AutoCAD
• Creo
• Inventor Professional
• Solidworks and Advanced Solidworks
• MasterCAM 3D machining software

Choose Ridgewater

Flexible, quality education applied to a cutting-edge career with 100% job placement for the years 2013 – 2016 – sounds perfect, doesn’t it! Our Computer Aided Drafting and Design program offers ideal options from experienced instructors who have earned state and student recognition for teaching excellence and impact. Our instructors, who understand student challenges, record their interactive lectures and demos, including class discussions from both on campus and online students. You’re there! Obtain your high-tech career in a program designed to help students succeed – no matter where you are!

Program distinction

Ranked #2 Best Online Associate Degree program in the U.S., based on academic quality, affordability, and online competency
Accredited through Minnesota Online as a fully online program
Most courses are certified through Quality Matters, the federal benchmark for quality education

Program attributes that help students thrive

• Hands-on project collaboration with campus manufacturing programs
• Supportive industry partnerships who hire interns and graduates like you
• Small class sizes with personalized attention
• Current industry equipment, including four 3D printers
• Industry-experienced, available instructors