AutoCAD Computer Course Scheduled First Time At VGCC’s South Campus

People in the Granville County area who want to use their computers for design work should be interested in the AutoCAD 2000 course being offered for the first time this fall at Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus.

Keith Johnson of Henderson will teach the AutoCAD (Automated Computer Aided Design) 2000 course, which has been very successful on the college’s main campus for two years. Knowledge of AutoCAD 2000 is helpful in civil engineering, interior design, surveying and construction, and other areas, according to VGCC officials.

The computer-assisted design program can be used to draw, “anything you want to construct from a plan,” Johnson said. This includes house plans and electrical designs, in drafting and landscaping, and for three-dimensional drawing.

There are three levels of AutoCAD instruction. Level I, or basic, will be offered at South Campus and, as interest increases, the other levels will be added. Level II introduces intermediate topics, and Level III is for the advanced AutoCAD user, Johnson said.

Duane Gordon of Henderson recently earned a job in an architectural firm drawing floor plans and elevations from training he received in AutoCAD training on VGCC’s main campus.

High school students who plan a career in engineering, drafting or a related field may be interested in AutoCAD training. William Stamey, a senior at Warren County High School, is completing Level I training at the main campus.

AutoCad 2000 is a 45-hour course that will be held on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Aug. 29-Dec.2, at the South Campus on N.C. 56 between Butner and Creedmoor. Cost of the course is $60 plus the cost of the textbook.

Space in the class is limited, and interested persons are asked to pre-register by calling Jennifer Allen at (252) 492-2061, extension 437.