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Application Deadline
12/31/2023
Deadline to be considered for enrollment.
Civil 3D Previous Experience
Civil 3D Previous Experience Fast-Track Program
Develop the Civil 3D software skills used to design and coordinate civil engineering projects such as roads and highways, rail, bridges and tunnels, site development, and storm and sanitary networks.
During the Civil 3D Previous Experience Fast-Track Program, you’ll build upon your existing AutoCAD experience by learning fundamental and intermediate concepts on how to work effectively with Civil 3D. All courses are taught by practicing professionals through hands-on, project-based training.
- Nationally accredited program
- Free student software
- Learn at your convenience
- Scheduled due dates to help you stay on track
- No set class times
Job Ready in Just 9 Weeks
All VDCI nationally accredited Fast-Track Programs are accelerated, condensing material into shorter, comprehensive programs. This means you’ll be able to earn a credential and enter the workforce with real-world skills in a fraction of the time of other degrees.
Training Path
A total of 90 clock hours are required from the following courses.
C3D 201 – Intermediate Civil 3D: Surveying and Mapping
In this course you will become familiar with survey and COGO points, point marker and label styles, point groups, linework code sets, figure prefix databases, survey imports, parcels, sites, parcel labels, TIN surfaces, surface labels, and surface analysis.
- Create, label, and modify points, then organize points into point groups
- Prepare Civil 3D description key sets, linework code sets, and figure prefix databases
- Perform a survey import, create, and subdivide parcels
- Modify parcel display styles and label parcels areas and segments
- Create parcel tables and a TIN surface
- Label a surface and edit surface definitions
- Perform a surface analysis
C3D 202 – Intermediate Civil 3D: Transportation Design
In this course you will become familiar with alignments, surface profiles, design profiles and view windows, assemblies, corridors, intersections, sample lines, cross sections, and 3D visualization.
- Create multiple types of alignments
- Develop surface and design profiles
- Adjust profile view windows
- Label both alignments and profiles
- Build corridors with the required sub-elements and create a cul-de-sac
- Create an intersection corridor and create sample lines along a corridor
- Display cross sections
- Visualize a roadway in a 3-dimensional drive through
C3D 203 – Intermediate Civil 3D: Land Development
In this course you will build drawing template files, utilize data shortcuts, work with feature lines, learn about site interactions, create grading groups, lay out pipe networks, and draft pressure networks.
- Create multiple Civil 3D object and label styles
- Develop a custom drawing template file
- Manage data shortcuts
- Create and edit feature lines and grading groups
- Learn about pipe and pressure parts catalogs
- Layout pipe and pressure networks
- Annotate pipe and pressure networks
- Create a custom drawing sheet
Civil 3D Previous Experience Calendar
All VDCI Fast-Track Program courses are designed to be taken in sequence so students can build upon lessons learned in the previous courses.
Choose a start date to see an example schedule:
Start Date
Program courses begin.
Surveying and Mapping
01/22/2024
Deadline to be considered for enrollment.
Transportation Design
02/12/2024
Certificate Program courses begin.
Land Development
03/04/2024
Courses are designed to build on previous lessons learned
Completion Date
03/04/2024
Enter the workforce fully trained and confident in your skills.
Apply NowCivil 3D Previous Experience Fast-Track Program Tuition & Fees
VDCI Fast-Track Programs are an affordable alternative to traditional degrees. Please note that final tuition costs may vary. Refer to the Catalog for more information.
Price
Description
Registration Fee
$150
Nonrefundable. Not included in the Tuition. Billed separately from Tuition.
Student Tuition Recovery Fund Fee
$0.00
Nonrefundable ($0.00 for every $1,000 rounded to the nearest $1,000). Applies to California residents only.
Estimated Due for the Entire Program
$1,950.00
The estimated amount due to complete the Fast-Track Program.