Drafting Technology

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Drafters prepare technical drawings and plans used by production and construction workers to build everything - from automotive to aerospace, houses to high-rise buildings and oil/gas piping to complex chemical plants. They typically perform their work in an office environment.

Brazosport College’s classes offer hands-on, real-world training - taught by experienced faculty. Employers in our region are asking for trained drafters. Graduates are enjoying good paying jobs and a strong job market.
Drafters work with computer-aided design and drafting systems to prepare drawings, but also need the knowledge of manual drafting and sketching. The most common types of drafters are architectural, civil and mechanical. Our region is experiencing a surge of job openings for drafters.

Brazosport College offers a one-year certificate program. These courses can then be applied toward a two-year degree in Drafting Technology at Brazosport College. A few basic classes, like AutoCAD and MicroStation that are used by most of the local industrial employers, can be enough to secure an entry level position in this creative and thriving field.

Full Time Course Sequence: AAS Degree, Advanced Certificate, Basic Certificate

Basic Certificate: 18 Credit Hours

DFTG 1325 - Blueprint Reading and Sketching Credit Hours: 3
OR any one of the following: CNBT 1300 , CNBT 2310 , MCHN 1302 , PFPB 1305 , PFPB 2310
DFTG 1305 - Technical Drafting Credit Hours: 3
DFTG 1309 - Basic Computer-Aided Drafting Credit Hours: 3
DFTG 2319 - Intermediate Computer-Aided Drafting Credit Hours: 3
DFTG 1317 - Architectural Drafting - Residential Credit Hours: 3 OR a Drafting Elective, selected from the list below.
DFTG 2302 - Machine Drafting Credit Hours: 3 OR a Drafting Elective, selected from the list below.

Advanced Certificate: 30 Credit Hours

In addition to the Basic Certificate, complete the following:

DFTG 2323 - Pipe Drafting Credit Hours: 3
DFTG 2332 - Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting Credit Hours: 3
DFTG 1358 - Electrical/Electronics Drafting Credit Hours: 3 OR a Drafting Elective, selected from the list below.
ARCE 1352 - Structural Detailing Credit Hours: 3 OR a Drafting Elective, selected from the list below.

Associate of Applied Science: 60 Credit Hours

In addition to the Advanced Certificate, complete the following:

PSYC 1300 - Learning Framework Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3
General Education Elective
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MATH 1332 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
Elective: Language/Philosophy/Culture OR Creative Arts
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DFTG 2328 - Architectural Drafting - Commercial Credit Hours: 3
DFTG 2345 - Advanced Pipe Drafting Credit Hours: 3
Drafting Elective, selected from the list below. Credit Hours: 3
Drafting Elective, selected from the list below. Credit Hours: 3
Elective: Any Course in Computer Technology, Chemistry, OR Instrumentation. Credit Hours: 3

Drafting Electives

ARCE 2344 - Statics and Strength of Materials Credit Hours: 3
ENTC 1310 - Fluid Mechanics with Applications Credit Hours: 3
DFTG 1310 - Specialized CAD Credit Hours: 3
DFTG 2331 - Advanced CAD Architectural-Building Information Modeling Credit Hours: 3
DFTG 2338 - Final Project - Advanced Drafting Credit Hours: 3
DFTG 2340 - Solid Modeling Design Credit Hours: 3
DFTG 1380 - Cooperative Education I- Drafting Credit Hours: 3
DFTG 1381 - Cooperative Education II - Drafting Credit Hours: 3
DFTG 2380 - Cooperative Education III - Drafting Credit Hours: 3
SRVY 2348 - Plane Surveying Credit Hours: 3
Any course from AUMT, DFTG, ELPT, HART, MCHN, OSHT, PFPB, or WLDG.