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Todd Ryan Frazee
Advanced Manufacturing Instructor
North/Far North
Sierra College
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Jill Alcorn
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Program Details
Mechanical Drafting Specialist
Program Modifications (formerly substantial changes)
Mechanical Drafting (095340)
08/16/27
Designed to give students the advanced drafting support knowledge and abilities required to enter the workforce at the specialist level. Focuses on skills relative to specialized mechanical documentation such as is used in aerospace and automotive drafting. Appropriate for students seeking retraining. Will help successful candidates prepare to sit for the professional ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing certification exam.
This is a specialty skills certificate designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.
Enrollment 40 per year and Completion 5 per year, growing to 20+ per year
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 8 to fewer than 16 semester (or 12 to fewer than 24 quarter) units (B)
Provide students with middle skills needed for living-wage employment in manufacturing industries. The intent of this adjustment is to 1) Streamline award attainment, 2) Provide students with a wider variety of course selection, 3) Accommodate employer requests to have employees with broader knowledge of design
Course Units and Hours
13
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Course Report
Designed to give students the advanced drafting support knowledge and abilities required to enter the workforce at the specialist level. Focuses on skills relative to specialized mechanical documentation such as is used in aerospace and automotive drafting. Appropriate for students seeking retraining. Will help successful candidates prepare to sit for the professional ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing certification exam
- Apply the steps of the design process
- Create product design concepts using digital design software
- Apply parametric Computer Aided Design (CAD) principles to design and develop fully defined digital solid CAD models of mechanical components and assemblies
- Demonstrate Computer Aided Design (CAD) drafting practices that conform to ASME Y14.5 standards
- Apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles to ASME Y14.5 standards
- Apply Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology to manufacture product prototypes
| Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADVM 0001A | Computer Aided Design for Mechanical Design and Drafting I | 3 | Y1/S1 |
| ADVM 0001B | Computer Aided Design for Mechanical Design and Drafting II | 3 | Y1/S2 |
| ADVM 0001D | Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing | 3 | Y2/S1 |
| ADVM 0002A | Computer Aided Design for Manufacturing Processes | 2 | Y2/S1 |
| ADVM 0003D | Design for Additive Manufacturing - 3D Printing | 2 | Y2/S2 |
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Submission Details
03/10/26 - 08:12 PM
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Shari Dempsey Super User · 04/13/26
The program was approved by the NFN Voting Members on 4/3/26.
Todd Ryan Frazee · 03/10/26
This program modification edits the following two items: 1) Course ADVM 0003D has been reduced by 1 semester unit, reducing the total units required for the award by 1 unit. 2) The Program Student Learning Objectives have been revised and updated to reflect current industry standards. The revised PLSOs are reflected in the program requirements narrative as a bulleted list. In all other respects, this award has remaine unchanged.