Earn the prestigious certification of Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD for Design & Drafting with this hands-on program built to give you real, practical experience with AutoCAD. The program includes three AutoCAD courses totaling 48 hours, six hours of private tutoring delivered in two three-hour sessions, and the Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD for Design & Drafting exam with a free retake. You can also choose to replace the exam with an extra hour of private tutoring if that better fits your goals. You’ll learn AutoCAD from beginner through advanced levels with a live instructor, starting with core drawing and editing tools and moving into more advanced features like collaboration tools, customizations, macros, and more, all in an interactive and supportive learning environment.
You’ll also receive six hours of one-on-one AutoCAD tutoring, giving you the chance to focus on specific topics, ask detailed questions, and make sure you’re fully prepared. If you decide to take the certification exam, the program covers the exam fee, proctoring, and a free retake, helping you stand out in architecture, drafting, and design roles. And if you’d rather skip the exam, you can simply swap it for an additional hour of private tutoring while still getting the full training experience.
This is the recommended order, but some courses may be taken in a different order. See the FAQ for more details.
Unit 1 18 Hours
Learn how to use AutoCAD to create drawings for real mechanical and architectural objects, starting with basic tools and moving on to more advanced skills. This course will cover topics such as creating and editing drawings, using object snaps and tracking, organizing drawings with layers, and inserting blocks.
Unit 2 12 Hours
Take your AutoCAD skills to the next level with our intermediate course, where you will learn advanced layering, styling, and blocking techniques to create quality templates and layouts for printing. Develop your technique and precision in using the AutoCAD interface to complete more complex pr
Unit 3 18 Hours
Master advanced AutoCAD skills, from annotation to customization. This course is designed to boost your productivity and enhance your AutoCAD proficiency.
This program includes this certification exam as well as the exam proctoring. The exam is optional.
The AutoCAD Certified Professional Exam is designed to validate your expertise in AutoCAD, one of the most widely used design and drafting software tools. The exam covers a variety of essential topics, including creating and editing geometry, working with blocks, layouts, annotations, and best practices for advanced tools and techniques.
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This training will definitely help my career. I was able to show my supervisor and co-workers what the software programs have to offer and what I'm capable of when the time comes for creating that construction design team in the future. I was able to provide documentation to my employer that the money spent was well worth it. The training I received at VDCI will become an asset moving forward.
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We want you to succeed in your career goals. In addition to 88 hours of hands-on, self-paced training, you’ll also receive a live 1-on-1 mentoring session where you can:
We want you to leverage the skills you’ll learn. In addition to 88 hours of hands-on, self-paced training, you’ll receive one live 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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In addition to 88 hours of interactive training, you will receive 1-on-1 mentoring sessions that can be used for career and job support, including polishing your resume, preparing for interviews, and reviewing best practices for applying to jobs. Note, however, that we don’t provide job placement (i.e. reaching out to companies on your behalf).
There are no extra fees or taxes for our courses. The price you see on this page is the maximum you’ll pay us.
Yes, this course is open to beginners. Students must be comfortable using a computer. No other prior knowledge is required.
This course does not qualify for payment plans or student financing. See our Payment Options FAQ to find related programs that qualify.
For this series of 3 courses, you are entitled to a 90% refund (your payment less the nonrefundable 10% registration fee) within 30 days of purchase for any course in the bundle that you have not accessed.
There are no extra fees or taxes for our courses. The price you see on this page is the maximum you’ll pay us.
This program is a discounted package of classes that is 15–25% off the individual class prices, so additional discounts do not apply.
