Just the Facts
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Architectural Structural Design
- 62 Credit Associate Degree
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Program Length
- Two Years
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Delivery Method
- Face-to-Face
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Career Cluster
- Construction
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Program Location
- Eau Claire
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Start Months
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August
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Financial Aid Eligible
- Non-Traditional Occupation
Estimated Program Cost
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- Term 1
- $ 2,941
- Term 2
- $ 2,224
- Term 3
- $ 3,120
- Term 4
- $ 3,084
- Books
- $ 1,164
- Estimated Total
- $12,533
Architectural Structural Design Overview
Are you interested in structural design? CVTC's Architectural Structural Design program will allow you to become an important member of a drafting and design team that prepares site plans for commercial buildings. You can anticipate an exciting career with challenging work and a great deal of self-satisfaction after each building project is completed.
This program will emphasize the development of computer-aided drafting skills, providing you with the skills you need to succeed in today's highly competitive job market.
You will gain the following skills:
- Architectural drafting
- Structural drafting
- Steel detailing
- Rebar detailing
- Surveying
- Structural analysis
- Design in concrete/steel
You will learn the following software:
- AutoCAD (2D)
- REVIT (3D)
- SDS/2 (3D)
Students gain a valuable hands-on training opportunity to design a two-story building during the program.
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Career Opportunities
- Steel Detailer
- Structural Technician
- CAD Technician
- Sprinkler Designer
- Survey Crew
- Engineering Technician
Graduate Employers
- Summit Fire Protection
- Merill Steel
- American Structural Metals
- City of Eau Claire
- City of Chippewa Falls
- Lien & Peterson Architects
Graduate Outcomes
CVTC graduates are ready for the workforce. Each year, we send our graduates the Graduate Follow-Up Survey asking several questions related to employment. Here are the program outcomes and job data.
$54K yearly salary
Our recent Architectural Structural Design graduates reported an average starting salary of $53,748.
78% employed
78% of our recent Architectural Structural Design graduates got a job in the industry.
Transfer Credits to Other Institutions
Should you choose to continue your education after you leave CVTC, we have agreements in place with several institutions to ensure an easy transfer.
Program Courses
These are a few of the courses you will take in this program. Courses and the recommended sequence change from year to year; once you are enrolled in a program at CVTC you will be given a recommended course sequence that outlines what courses you should take and the order in which to take them.
You may search for available courses. If you are ever unsure of what courses to take, talk to your academic advisor. If you are looking for course information for previous years, check out our past catalogs.
Here are a few of the courses you can take in the Architectural Structural Design program.
Sample Courses
Architectural Drafting I
This course provides instruction in commercial architectural drafting with emphasis placed on drafting techniques; plan layout; and drafting of details, plans, elevations, and sections.
Structural Drafting I
Students make steel erection plans, anchor rod plans, and detailed shop fabrication drawings of structural steel beams and columns with special emphasis placed on the design of bolted and welded structural steel connections.
Architectural Drafting II
This course simulates a working architectural drafting room, and a unique design is developed by the student for a two story commercial building.
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Student Testimonial
The instructors are always willing to make phone calls to set something up for you. Iâve got a job lined up at Endres Manufacturing Co. in Waunakee, WI. One of my instructors used to work there and they are really tied to the school.
Ryan
Architectural Structural Design Student
Student Learning Outcomes
A Student Learning Outcome refers to the specific skills, knowledge, or abilities that students are expected to demonstrate upon successful completion of an academic program or degree.
Students will:
- Design and prepare site plans
- Design and prepare floor plans
- Develop details and schedules for a set of plans
- Prepare presentation drawings and be able to present the proposed building to a prospective client
- Design and prepare structural design plans
- Prepare design drawings using Revit and AutoCAD
- Develop structural details for the structural plans
- Prepare structural steel erection plans for a commercial or industrial building
- Prepare structural steel shop detail drawings for a commercial building
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Admission Requirements
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