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Drafting and Design Technology

Program Host

North Point High School

Host Type

Vocational/technical

Program Focus

Green design & construction

Outcomes

Certificate

About the Program

In Drafting and Design Technology, students start with the basics of mechanical drawing, then move into orthographic projections, sectional views and pictorial plans for use in many engineering and construction fields. Utilizing modern technology to create the drawings needed. Drafting requires students to have a strong conceptual foundation. Focus is on: equivalency & linearity, modeling, geometric objects & algebraic expressions. Other courses suggested for this major are Architecture & Interior Design, and Physics.