# Engineering Mechanical Drafting and Design (A.S. Degree)

Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Engineering

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Program Code: SAC.ENRDD.AS

Program Control Number: 04203

This program prepares students for employment as a MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DRAFTER or DESIGNER.  Mechanical drafters use MCAD (mechanical computer-aided drafting/design) software to create solid models and then detailed technical drawings of machinery or mechanical devices produced by engineers.  Mechanical drafters must be proficient in parametric MCAD software and have knowledge of current industry drafting practices.  Designers are typically drafters with additional industry experience and training.  Designers take generic designs from engineers and add detail to them (e.g., material and fastener selection) using MCAD.  Employment is primarily in private industries such as aerospace, biomedical, industrial, and other manufacturing industries.

Suggested additional courses for students seeking more units: Engr 184, 133, and trigonometry.

Transfer engineering students may benefit from this program as it teaches essential ENGINEER job skills that may not be taught at the university.  Other courses in this program may transfer to the university.

**Learning Outcome(s):**

1.  apply the rules of orthographic projection to create multi-view drawings
2.  produce industry-standard models and engineering drawings.
3.  effectively use CAD software to produce models and drawings

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required core courses:** | | 28 |
| ENGR 100A | Introduction to Engineering | 3 |
| ENGR 122 | Engineering Drawing | 3 |
| or ENGR 125 | Engineering Graphics | 3 |
| ENGR 183 | AutoCAD I | 4 |
| ENGR 103 | Solidworks Beginning Solid Modeling | 3 |
| or MNFG 103 | Solidworks Beginning Solid Modeling | 3 |
| ENGR 104 | Solidworks Intermediate Solid Modeling | 3 |
| or MNFG 104 | Solidworks Intermediate Solid Modeling | 3 |
| ENGR 105 | Solidworks Advanced Solid Modeling | 3 |
| or MNFG 105 | Solidworks Advanced Solid Modeling | 3 |
| MNFG 106 | Solidworks Drawings | 3 |
| ENGR 114 | Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing | 3 |
| or MNFG 114 | Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing | 3 |
| ENGR 158 | Basic Machining Concepts and Operations | 3 |
| or MNFG 158 | Basic Machining Concepts and Operations | 3 |
| **Total** | | **28** |