Earn the prestigious Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD for Design and Drafting credential with this hands-on program. The course includes:
Learn AutoCAD from beginner to advanced levels with guidance from a live instructor. You’ll start with essential drawing and editing commands and progress to advanced techniques, including collaboration tools, customizations, and macros. The interactive classroom format allows you to ask questions, get real-time feedback, and collaborate with fellow students.
As part of the program, you’ll receive six hours of one-on-one AutoCAD tutoring. This personalized instruction lets you focus on specific topics of interest and ensures you’re fully prepared for the certification exam.
Conclude the program by taking the Autodesk AutoCAD exam. Passing and earning this professional certification will help you stand out in the competitive fields of architecture, drafting, and design. The course fee covers the exam cost, proctoring, and a free retake.
If you want the full AutoCAD training without taking the exam, we can schedule you for an additional hour of private tutoring instead.
This is the recommended order, but some courses may be taken in a different order.
Unit 1 18 Hours
This hands-on AutoCAD course introduces students to essential tools and techniques used to create mechanical and architectural drawings.
Unit 2 12 Hours
Unit 3 18 Hours
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Courses that are regularly updated based on feedback and industry developments, ensuring versions are mapped to federal competencies.
The instructor was wonderful and so knowledgeable. The course materials were extremely relevant to what my job is. I feel like I can be better because of this class.
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Attend this course Live Online. Engage with expert instructors, ask questions, and get feedback on your exercises and projects.
At Graduate School USA, you’ll learn in small groups and receive personalized attention.
Get the same interactivity and access to the instructor as in-person students. There are no extra fees and we’ll work with you to ensure your remote setup is perfect.
We want you to leverage the skills you’ll learn. In addition to 48 hours of hands-on, small group training, you’ll receive one 1-on-1 training session where you can:
Upon completion of this course, you’ll receive an official certificate testifying to your mastery of the curriculum. We’ll send you a link where you can download your certificate, share it online with your friends, post it to your professional network on LinkedIn, and view all your earned certificates. Congratulations on your achievement!
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We offer a single free retake of any module or the whole program within a year.
You can also access recordings of each session in your student portal within one business day of the session’s end. Recordings are available for one month after the session.
Since 1921, Graduate School USA has partnered with over 125 federal agencies and trained more than one million federal employees. Led by instructors with deep, real-world knowledge of federal regulations, policies, and practices, our private group programs are practical, mission-driven, and tailored to your agency’s objectives. We offer expertise across key federal domains—including human resources, financial management, acquisition and contracting, leadership, and more—to deliver training where and how your team needs it.
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