# Mechanical Drafting Specialist (Skills Certificate)

Sierra College · 2025-2026 Catalog · Department: Advanced Manufacturing

Source: https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/archive/2025-2026/departments/advanced-manufacturing/#mechdraftspec

Designed to give students the advanced drafting support knowledge and abilities required to enter the workforce at the specialist level. Focuses on skills relative to specialized mechanical documentation such as is used in aerospace and automotive drafting. Appropriate for students seeking retraining. Will help successful candidates prepare to sit for the professional ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing certification exam. This is a specialty skills certificate designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

**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 0003D | Design for Additive Manufacturing - 3D Printing | 3 |
| ADVM 0011 | Advanced Computer Aided Design Modeling | 3 |
| ADVM 0012 | Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing | 3 |
| **Total Units** | | **15** |