VGCC schedules AutoCAD drafting class on Main Campus

Vance-Granville Community College will offer a class that teaches students about computer-aided drafting (CAD), using the AutoCAD software. This course will be held on Tuesday and Thursday nights, Sept. 21 through Nov. 8, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in room 7136, Building 7 on VGCC’s main campus in Vance County.

AutoCAD is used in a variety of professions such as engineering, architecture, manufacturing and even landscaping and interior design. The AutoCAD LT 2008 software, the world’s number-one-selling two-dimensional drafting and detailing product, can streamline and simplify day-to-day tasks, thanks to tools built with the drafter in mind.

Students need a good working knowledge of computers in order to take the AutoCAD class, but they do not need drafting experience. Upon completion of the course, each student should be able to set up, draw, and print simple drawing exercises using various scales, viewports and layout techniques. Gilbert Blaylock will serve as instructor for the course.

The cost of the course is a $120 registration fee, plus a $3 campus security/access fee and a $3 technology fee. For more information and to register, call VGCC at (252) 738-3417.