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Learning Plan: AutoCAD Drafter

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Introduction
Schedule & Duration
Career Track Objectives
Courses included
Tuition & Financial Aid
Jobs & Salaries
Testimonials
Samples by NetCom students
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Introduction

NetCom's AutoCAD Drafter career track utilizes the latest AutoCAD software to teach you the ins-and-outs of professional drafting.

Geared towards AutoCAD beginners as well as existing users looking to advance their skills, this customized 9-day program consists of three consecutive 3-day classes, each one focusing on a different skill level.
  • Level One: AutoCAD Essentials
  • Level Two: AutoCAD Intermediate
  • Level Three: AutoCAD Creating and Presenting 3D Models

An authorized AutoCAD education will open you up to a whole new world of job and career possibilities. Explore the industries you can work in with an AutoCAD education from NetCom.

Upon completion of this career track, students will qualify for entry level drafting positions, and have the knowledge base to advance much farther.

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Schedule & Duration

9 days: Daytime, Evening, and Weekend classes are beginning nationwide.

Submit the "Get More Information" form to the right or call 888-563-8266 to speak to a knowledgeable Educational Consultant for all available dates and prices.

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Career Track Objectives

  • Navigate the AutoCAD user interfaces.
  • Learn the fundamental features of AutoCAD.
  • Utilize the precision drafting tools in AutoCAD to develop accurate technical drawings.
  • Learn how to present drawings in a detailed and visually impressive way.
  • Utilize powerful tools and techniques for drawing, dimensioning, and printing 2D drawings.
  • Reuse content that has been previously created, and extract information from their drawings.
  • Gain a deeper understanding of these tools, and begin to streamline the design process to become more productive with AutoCAD.
  • Represent a design by creating solid primitives, solid or surface models from cross-sectional geometry, or composite models from multiple solid models.
  • Complete a solid model design by adding the necessary features to detail, duplicate, and position 3D models.
  • Convert 2D objects to 3D objects.
  • Document a 3D design by creating 2D drawings for production and visualization.
  • Communicate design ideas using visual styles, lights, model walk-through tools, and renderings.

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Required (Must Take 1)
  • AutoCAD 2011 - 6 days

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    Tuition & Financial Aid

    NetCom offers multiple Financial Aid programs to help you get the necessary training to advance your career. Private loans and government grants are available to those who qualify.

    Complete the following Financial Aid form and one of our knowledgeable Education Consultants will contact you to guide you through your aid options.

    Online Loan Application

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    Jobs & Salaries

            
  • CAD Architect
  •        $39,420 - $104,970
            
  • Interior Designer
  •        $34,270 - $75,000
            
  • CAD Civil Engineer
  •        $44,810 - $104,420
     
    *Ranges courtesy of Salary.com, Payscale.com, Robert Half, and BLS.gov

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    Testimonials

    Thanks for keeping in touch but I am good right now. Just wanted to let you know that the AutoCAD boot camp that I took in Las Vegas was 100% worth my time and money. It was the best training course I have ever taken and benefited the most from. Brenda was a great instructor, her teaching methods were easy to understand and follow along with. Her knowledge of AutoCAD is invaluable, she was able to highlight and stress the most important areas that we needed and not get hung up on smaller less relevant topics. We were able to work through the exercises and learn troubleshooting techniques that the manual would have never that taught.

    It is 2 months since I have taken the class and I am already utilizing the more advanced topics addressed in the intermediate class as well and some of the 3D modeling techniques. It is our company's first attempt with such a program and I feel I was able to set up the program for our specific needs within these past two months. When it is time for others in my company to learn AutoCAD, I will definitely be contacting NetCom. Thanks again for such a great experience. Please pass this email on as I would like others to know of my great experience.
    Chris Pronek - Landscape Designer

    Read more testimonials from NetCom students.

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    Samples by NetCom students

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    With AutoCAD software and expert led training at NetCom the possibilities are endless...

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