ENGINEERING DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
Certificate of Achievement Engineering Technology · Rio Hondo College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
This Certificate is designed for technical, mechanical and manufacturing careers and leads to employment in CADD application, engineering-related, mechanical and manufacturing-related industries, public works, utilities and CADD/Drafting-related industries.
To acquire the Certificate of Achievement in Engineering Design Technology, it is necessary to complete the following courses:
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | 28 | |
| ARCH 101 | Introduction to Technical Drawing & Graphics | 3 |
| orCIV 101 | Introduction to Technical Drawing & Graphics | 3 |
| orENGT 101 | Introduction to Technical Drawing & Graphics | 3 |
| ENGT 105 | Introduction to Visualization, Sketching, & Rendering | 2 |
| ENGT 122 | Introduction to Design Drafting | 3 |
| ENGT 131 | Materials and Processes | 4 |
| ENGT 150 | AutoCAD for Basic CADD Applications | 4 |
| orENGT 170 | MicroStation for Basic CADD Applications | 4 |
| ENGT 200 | Intermediate CAD Modeling for Design & Production | 4 |
| ENGT 231 | Advanced Visualization, Sketching, and Rendering | 4 |
| ENGT 250 | Introduction to Modeling and Prototyping | 4 |
| Choose 6 units from the following courses: | 6 | |
| ARCH 235 | Architectural Design Studio | 4 |
| ARCH 215 | Perspective and Rendering | 4 |
| ENGT 100 | Introduction to Engineering | 2 |
| orENGR 100 | Introduction to Engineering | 2 |
| ENGT 123 | Intermediate Engineering Design: Descriptive Geometry | 2 |
| ARCH 280 | Advanced MicroStation for CADD & BIM Applications | 4 |
| orENGT 280 | Advanced MicroStation for CADD & BIM Applications | 4 |
| ENGT 270 | Advanced 3D Parametric Modeling and Prototype Applications | 4 |
| ENGT 290 | Work Experience Education/Internship for Drafting-Related Fields | 4 |
| Total | 34 | |