Advanced Manufacturing - Drafting Mechanical Civil
AA or AS Degree Advanced Manufacturing · Sierra College · 2025-2026 Catalog
(formerly Drafting and Engineering Support—Mechanical/Civil)
Successful completion of the curriculum in Advanced Manufacturing—Drafting Mechanical/Civil prepares students for entry-level positions as document support technicians in the fields of mechanical and civil engineering. For the degree, students must fulfill the following major requirements with grades of “C” or better, complete a minimum of 60 degree-applicable semester units (12 of which must be completed at Sierra College) with a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complete one of the following three general education patterns:
- Sierra College Associate Degree Requirements;
- California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)
Required Courses
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ADVM 0001 | Computer Aided Design for Mechanical Design and Drafting I | 3 |
| ADVM 0002 | Computer Aided Design for Mechanical Design and Drafting II | 3 |
| ADVM 0011 | Advanced Computer Aided Design Modeling | 3 |
| ADVM 0012 | Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing | 3 |
| ADVM 0062 | Introduction to Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing | 3 |
| ADVM 0063 | CNC Cutting and Fabrication Level I | 2 |
| ADVM 0066 | CNC Milling Level 1 | 2 |
| ADVM 0067 | CNC Milling Level 2 | 2 |
| ADVM 0095 | Internship in Advanced Manufacturing | 0.5-4 |
| Total Units | 21.5-25 | |
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ADVM 0003D | Design for Additive Manufacturing - 3D Printing | |
| BI 0015 | Managing the Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Environment | |
| ENGR 0180 | Engineering Surveying | |
| WELD 0005A | Manual Metal Arc Welding of Mild Carbon Steel Fillet Welds |