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.
Earn credit for prior learning! Do you have previous educational or work experience in the field? You could be eligible to receive credit for prior learning.
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Just the Facts
Architectural Structural Design
62 Credit Associate Degree
Program Length
Two Years
Delivery Method
Face-to-Face
Program Location
Eau Claire
Start Months
August
Learn more about the cost of attendance.
Term 1
$ 2,710
Term 2
$ 2,542
Term 3
$ 2,710
Term 4
$ 2,845
Books
$ 1,117
What are estimated program costs? Estimated Total: $11,924
Career Opportunities
Architectural Drafter
CAD Drafter
Drafter
Engineering Technician
Steel Detailer
Structural Designer
Graduate Employers
American Structural Metals
Cedar Corporation
City of Chippewa Falls
Ericksen Roed & Associates
Titan Air LLLP
Wendel
Program 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.
// Program Scorecard$49K Yearly Salary
Our recent Architectural Structural Design graduates reported an average starting salary of $49,452.
100% Employed
100% 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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The instructors are always willing to make phone calls to set something up for you. I’ve 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
Related Programs & Certificates
Whether you're looking to continue your learning to another program or to gain continuing education credit, CVTC offers a variety of learning opportunities for students.
Degrees & Diplomas
Design & Drafting Technology, Technical Diploma
Mechanical Design, Associate Degree
Residential Construction, Technical Diploma
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