# Drafting, General & CAD (DRA) courses

College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog · 4 courses

Source: https://catalog.collegeofthedesert.edu/courses/dra/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### DRA 001 — Technical Drafting I

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 36, Lab Hours: 54
- **Advisory:** MATH 060.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-the-desert/schedule/fall-2026/dra.md)
- Repeatable: No
- Grading: Letter
- Degree Applicable: AA/AS

This course introduces students to general and architectural drafting skills. Students learn to differentiate among several drafting techniques. This course prepares students for higher level drafting courses and more complex drawing types.

### DRA 002 — AutoCAD

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 45, Lab Hours: 81
- **Advisory:** DRA 001 & CIS 010.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-the-desert/schedule/fall-2026/dra.md)
- Repeatable: No
- Grading: Letter
- Degree Applicable: AA/AS

This course covers the basics of computer aided drafting and design including hardware, software, operating systems and development of skills for creating and plotting, simple technical and architectural drawings using AutoCAD software.

### DRA 010 — CAD Drafting/Design Project

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 18, Lab Hours: 54
- **Prerequisite:** DRA 002.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Repeatable: No
- Grading: Letter
- Degree Applicable: AA/AS

This course provides training in applying the principle techniques of Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) and design to selected projects. Students with majors or interest in architecture, drafting, interior design, landscape design or engineering, with the approval of their professor, will select projects to be produced using AutoCAD software.

### DRA 011 — Intro to Sketchup & Revit

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 36, Lab Hours: 54
- **Advisory:** DRA 001 & CIS 010.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Repeatable: No
- Grading: Letter
- Degree Applicable: AA/AS

This course covers the basic principles of 3-dimensional CAD modeling from a conceptual stage to a transitional architectural design and documentation platform built on Building Information Modeling (BIM) using SketchUp and Revit software respectively.