Engineering Design Graphics Petro/Industrial Specialty, Level 2 Certificate
Program Information
All successful projects start with a good plan. For architects, engineering designers, CAD drafters, and builders, that plan comes in the form of working drawings produced by technically talented and well-trained individuals. If you have a desire to express your knowledge through computer-aided design software, San Jacinto College can give you the skills you need to make your way into this exciting field. This degree allows you to pursue careers that strike a satisfying balance between creativity, technical proficiency, and attention to detail. You can make yourself an indispensable asset in a variety of fields, such as architecture, manufacturing, engineering, construction, and the oil and gas industry, with a degree in engineering design graphics.
Central campus offers Engineering Design Graphics foundation courses: DFTG 1305 Introduction to Technical Drawing, DFTG 1409 Basic Computer-Aided Drafting, and DFTG 2317 Descriptive Geometry. Classes will be held in Building 45, the new Petrochemical, Energy, & Technology building. Students can check the online Schedule of Classes for days and times.
The Engineering Design Graphics (EDG) program at San Jacinto College:
- Trains students to translate the ideas of designers, engineers, and architects from rough sketches, design layouts, specifications, and calculations into working drawings, maps, plans, illustrations, and 3D models; and
- Offers students the skills needed to prepare technical drawings and/or 3D models using Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), design, and 3D modeling software.
Students must select from one of the three areas:
- Architectural/Civil/Structural,
- Mechanical, and
- Petrochemical.
Career Opportunities
Growth in Houston’s diversified job markets has created employment openings for drafters. Career opportunities for drafters are available in:
- Architecture;
- Engineering: Electrical, Instrumentation, Structural, Civil;
- Manufacturing;
- Oil, Energy, and Petrochemical; and
- Public Works.
Earning Potential
Pipe drafter: $48,8291 per year
| 1 | Source: texaswages.com, median salary Gulf Coast region, 2019 |
For more information, students may contact North campus, 281-998-6150, x7765; and South campus, 281-998-6150, x3587.
Campuses
Central Campus
North Campus
South Campus
Information
San Jacinto College offers three Level 2 Certificates, including: Architectural/Civil/Structural, Mechanical, and Petro/Industrial. The Level 2 Certificate is comprised of 45 semester credit hours (SCH) of Engineering Design Graphics (EDG) technical coursework, three (3) SCH of mathematics, and three (3) SCH of Speech for a total of 51 SCH. This is a fast-track award for those wishing to concentrate their studies in EDG and enter the job market as soon as possible.
Plan of Study
Central, North, and South campuses
5DFT-PI
| First Term | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| DFTG 1305 | Introduction to Technical Drawing | 3 |
| DFTG 1409 | Basic Computer-Aided Drafting | 4 |
| Speech | 3 | |
| Credits | 10 | |
| Second Term | ||
| DFTG 2317 | Descriptive Geometry | 3 |
| DFTG 2421 | Topographic Drafting | 4 |
| DFTG 2423 | Pipe Drafting | 4 |
| Credits | 11 | |
| Third Term | ||
| ARCE 1452 | Structural Drafting | 4 |
| DFTG 2407 | Electrical Drafting | 4 |
| DFTG 2445 | Advanced Pipe Drafting | 4 |
| MATH 1332 or MATH 1314 | Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning) (or higher) or College Algebra | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| DFTG 2408 | Instrumentation Drafting | 4 |
| DFTG 1430 | Civil Drafting I | 4 |
| DFTG 2457 | Advanced Technologies in Pipe Design and Drafting | 4 |
| DFTG 2386 or DFTG 2338 | Internship-Drafting and Design Technology/Technician 1 or Final Project - Advanced Drafting | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 51 | |
Capstone Experience:1 DFTG 2386 Internship-Drafting and Design Technology/Technician or DFTG 2338 Final Project - Advanced Drafting
| 1 | The course selected to satisfy the Capstone Experience (DFTG 2386 Internship-Drafting and Design Technology/Technician or DFTG 2338 Final Project - Advanced Drafting) can only be taken during or after the term in which the last required engineering design graphics courses are completed. |
Courses may be applied to earn the certificate of technology, then the level 2 certificate, and finally the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree when the courses are in the same specialty discipline.
Courses do not have to be taken in this order unless a course has a prerequisite.
For more detailed information on this program, contact the Department Chair or faculty.