If you have ever thought about drafting as a career and don’t know how to get started, these courses are a great low-cost opportunity for you to try out this field.
Introduction to Computer Aided Drafting Design and Drafting Design Lab
This course will introduce each student to the concepts and principles of engineering drawing preparation using AutoCad. Common methods to retrieve and store drawings as well as developing and editing drawings will be covered. All common 2D commands (basic and advanced) relating to engineering drawing are covered in depth.
Pre-Requisites: A basic knowledge of engineering drawing/drafting, high school mechanical drawing (2 semesters minimum), or industrial experience.
Date: January 20th, 2026 – May 15th, 2026
Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 pm – 6:20 pm
Location: Live via Zoom
Cost: $100 (Books and Class Materials Must Be Purchased Separately.)
Drafting Techniques
Basic and advanced mechanical drafting techniques will further develop the student’s level of proficiency in the preparation of working drawings acceptable to industry. Topics will include: review of fundamentals; tool design, as applied to dimensioning and tolerancing; limit, positional, decimal and geometric tolerancing in English and metric systems, welding layouts with weld strength for major types of welds, and an introduction to manufacturing materials.
Pre-Requisite: Introduction to Computer Aided Drafting Design and Drafting Design Lab. This may be met concurrently.
Date: January 20th, 2026 thru May 15th, 2026
Time: Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 pm – 8:20 pm
Location: Live via Zoom
Cost: $100 (Books and Class Materials Must Be Purchased Separately.)
SUNY Niagara reserves the right to cancel or postpone courses due to insufficient enrollment.
