Alfred State College
SUNY College of Technology
Drafting/CAD-Model Building & Process Piping Drawing
Application Code:
0419
Degree Received:
Associate in Occupational Studies (AOS)
Academic Department:
Computerized Design and Manufacturing Description:
Process piping is a specialized area of drafting which uses a language of its own to transmit necessary information for the construction of a project. To achieve this, each student gains the necessary understanding of piping processes, equipment, and components enabling him/her to provide convenient, accurate, and detailed orthographic and isometric drawings.
A laptop computer is required for students entering the drafting/CAD-model building & process piping drawing program. See laptop specifications.
Entrance Requirements & Recommendations:
- Math A (algebra) recommended
- Computer skills and drafting beneficial
Technical Standards:
- Must be able to visually read computer monitor
- Must be capable to use digitizing equipment
Accreditation/Certification:
All drafting/CAD programs are certified by the ADDA (American Design and Drafting Association). Independently from Alfred State College, all students will have several opportunities to obtain national certification as qualified entry-level drafters by successful completion of the ADDA Exam.
Features & Facilities:
Teaches specialized methods and skills needed to construct a piping system.
- Detail and assembly drawings
- Use of pneumatic and hydraulic control systems
- Piping process layout
- Piping and instrumentation diagrams
- Unigraphics Nx4
Graduation Requirements:
A student must successfully complete all courses in the prescribed four-semester program and earn a minimum cumulative index of 2.0, which is equivalent to a "C" average. Students are also required to have earned grades of "C" or better in Technical Calculations I & II. (Articulation is available in this area.)
Career Opportunities:
- Pressure Vessel Designer
- Sales Representative
- Checker
- Field or Service Engineer
- Structural Detailer
- Process Technician
- Drafting Manager
- Process Piping Drafter
- Designer
- CAD Drafter
- Piping Designer
- Controls Drafter
- Parts Analysts
Typical Semester Layout:
All students on the School of Applied Technology Campus at Wellsville spend a total of six hours in class each day. In the Computerized Design and Manufacturing Department, approximately one-to-two hours each day are spent in a classroom lecture-type setting and the remaining four-to-five hours of the day are used to complete many exciting, industrial-type assignments in laptop drafting labs.Students attend class from approximately 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., five days a week. As a result of this full schedule, the student will experience a total of 450 drafting hours in each semester.
| First Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DCAD | 1205 | Intro to Ind Dftg | 5 |
| DCAD | 1305 | Industrial Drafting I | 5 |
| DCAD | 1405 | Industrial Drafting II | 5 |
| DCAD | 1053 | Technical Calculations I | 3 |
| 18 | |||
| Second Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DCAD | 2205 | Industrial Drafting III | 5 |
| DCAD | 2305 | Welding Drawing | 5 |
| DCAD | xxx5 | Technical Elective | 5 |
| DCAD | 2063 | Technical Calculations II | 3 |
| 18 | |||
| Third Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DCAD | 3024 | Layout & Detail | 4 |
| DCAD | 3044 | Fluid Power | 4 |
| DCAD | 3104 | Advanced Mech Layout | 4 |
| DCAD | 3023 | GD&T | 3 |
| DCAD | 2053 | Intro to Unigraphics | 3 |
| 18 | |||
| Fourth Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DCAD | 4125 | Process Piping I | 5 |
| DCAD | xxx5 | Technical Illustration | 5 |
| DCAD | 4335 | CNC Machine Program’g | 5 |
| DCAD | 4003 | Senior Project | 3 |
18 |
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| Second Semester Electives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DCAD | 2805 | Drafting for Res Construction | 5 |
| DCAD | 4155 | Technical Illustration I | 5 |
| Fourth Semester Electives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DCAD | 4225 | Process Piping II* | 5 |
| DCAD | 4155 | Technical Illustration I | 5 |
| DCAD | 2805 | Drafting for Res Contruction | 5 |
| DCAD | 4900 | Industrial Application | 5 |
| *Prerequisite:DCAD 4125 Process Piping I | |||
Employment and Transfer Rate:
100% | Survey Details | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving Degrees | 8 | 9 |
8 |
| Responding to Survey | 7(88%) | 8(89%) | 6(75%) |
| Employed | 5(72%) | 6(75%) | 6(100%) |
| Employed in Field | 5(100%) | 5(83%) | 6(100%) |
| Transfered | 1(14%) | 2(25%) | -- |
| Unemployed & Seeking Employment | 1(14%) | -- | -- |
| Unemployed & Not Seeking Employment | -- | -- | -- |
| Salary Information | |
|---|---|
| NACE Annual Average Salary Survey Data (2003-04 survey for associate degree program; 2007-08 for baccalaureate degree program) |
$24,800 |
| DOL Annual Mean Salary (2007 survey for those employed in this career path) |
$47,340 |
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