Virtual Design & Construction Institute Reviews & Testimonials

I enjoyed the online nature allowing me to work at my pace. The training helped me by furthering my knowledge of Revit and allowing me to progress in my career!

VDCI’s training helped my career by giving me the confidence to understand all the aspects of the plans I have for my projects. I enjoyed that I was able to go at my own pace, and rewatch a lesson that I may have not understood very well.

Amazing course! I enjoyed the instructor’s clarity, interaction with fellow students and ease of completing the course. The knowledge I gained helps me in my daily work environment, which consists of analyzing blueprints for bidding jobs within various trades, such as HVAC, electrical and plumbing.

I took the blueprints reading class and it was a 5-star class for sure. It gave me the knowledge I needed to help redline plans, help with the design of our client's homes, and made me more of an asset to the company I'm working for!

I really enjoyed learning about commercial blueprints and it was an easy process. It has helped me with pursuing my career in commercial construction

I enjoyed the confidence and ease the coursework provided. The instructor who taught in the videos brought great perspective to assist with retaining new information. Many of the terms I could not understand when reading blueprints, were easy to catch on after doing the training and finishing the quizzes. This way of teaching made learning enjoyable and empowering enough for me to enroll in another course soon as I am able to! VDCI's training has assisted me in my career with being able to understand blueprints a bit more fluently to where I can assist the civil engineer with bidding opportunities which has helped amplify the pace of being awarded more projects. Having said that, It has also helped me with a raise in my salary and has helped me with communicating with subcontractors and my own co-workers.

I was able to read blueprints at work immediately after learning the material. I mostly enjoyed the efficient yet thorough material covered in the course.

The video tutorials and application of real-life plans was immensely helpful in learning both the theory and real practice of reading blueprints. VDCI's training directly impacted my career as a residential superintendent. There were consistent learnings and takeaways from the class that translated directly into my day-to-day work of reading, interpreting, and building per drawings.

I enjoyed learning the differences between details on commercial and residential plans. As an estimator, the training helped me to be more efficient and detail oriented at my job.

The course was a solid 5/5 for me! I really enjoyed how engaging the videos were. The training is really helping me as I am forming myself as an estimator!

5/5 rating! Clear and concise training sessions. The training has propelled my career immensely, as reading blueprints are imperative as a Project Manager in architectural precast.

I really enjoyed the self paced schedule! This course provided the baseline understanding of AutoCAD for me to get into design assistant work.

I learned a lot about the smaller details in a set of blueprints. I knew a lot about the big picture overall, but learning about the fine details and how to break everything down was very helpful. This program allowed me to get a promotion in my career. Thanks!

Revit is the future of my profession as a draftsman in an architecture firm. I was starting to learn the program through work, but was overwhelmed trying to navigate the program and understanding all of its capabilities. After completing 2 courses I was able to feel comfortable working in Revit as I had a better knowledge of how to maneuver through the program, as well as how to create families and how to make them parametric. I enjoyed the instructional videos and being able to learn on my own time but still having to meet deadlines to keep me on track and moving through the course.

The course was very informative and I learned a lot. The academic advisor and my instructor were very understanding and helpful. I can say that I know the program!

What I liked most about my VDCI training is the ability to do it on my own time and in the comfort of my own home. As well as the website ease of use. This course allowed me to brush up on situations I do not commonly deal with in my place of employment. It enabled me to deal with these situations in my workplace in real time with the confidence that I got from the training.

This course helped me take my AutoCAD skills to the next level. The progression of lessons made sense, and the step-by-step video instruction made even complex tasks approachable. I especially appreciated how the course emphasized real-world workflow—working across model space, paper space, and creating polished sheets. CAD 201 gave me the confidence to go from basic drafting to producing clean, professional-looking elevation sheets. I learned how to manage layers, blocks, dimensions, and layout views more efficiently. The hands-on projects helped reinforce everything, and the instructor did a great job of breaking down each step. This course has been a major milestone in my CAD learning journey.

This course has proved to be exactly what I needed in order to gain a better understanding of how to properly prepare construction documents. It is very thorough and I feel much more confident in my AutoCAD skills having completed this course.

I was very hesitant at first, but after starting the courses and going through the motions of the lessons, flowed very well. Never felt rushed to get through my courses and received constant communication from professors letting me know I can ask them any question I had.

Working as a finishing carpenter, I previously knew about details, but moving into a higher position, I needed to know everything I could about blueprints. This course was not a hard course and was easy to follow.

Hands down a 5. I loved the flexibility the VDCI courses allowed me. While working full time, I was able to incorporate the video training into my daily work routine; so even though I completed smaller bits of training at a time, I was able to remain consistent with said training allowing me to never feel behind or having to consistently ‘back track’ to refresh my brain to where I last left off. VDCI’s training definitely helped my career by allowing me to incorporate what I learned into practical daily use on smaller projects way before our company’s deadline (end of this calendar year) to be fully using Revit in place of AutoCAD. Thanks again for a great learning experience.

This course was a fantastic investment! The content was relevant and well-organized, and the materials provided were incredibly helpful. The project-based based was especially enjoyed. Highly recommend this course to anyone looking for a professional course in Revit.

Great course.

As someone with a full schedule and a strong interest in architecture, this course was a great addition to my weekly routine. The structure made it easy to follow and fit into my existing workload, and I appreciated how hands-on and applicable each lesson was. It felt both practical and inspiring. This course gave me the confidence to use AutoCAD from an architectural perspective. Even as a beginner, the clear instruction and logical progression made learning enjoyable. I highly recommend it to anyone balancing a busy schedule but wanting real progress in design!

I enjoyed the range of buildings that we worked on in each course. It adds a different element to each course with building/viewing a different building every time. The course has helped me with my career in many ways. The main one is that we are just starting to look at using Revit models to help us with our concrete construction. Receiving this knowledge taught in this course is helping me jumpstart the talks of using these tools more in the future. Without this course I do not think I would be able to learn what I have learned on my own.

Great info in a quick fashion. I would highly recommend to anyone who is trying to build a foundation to get started on in this industry.

I really enjoyed this course. It helped me to get back into the AutoCAD workflow after being out of it for some time. The videos were very well made and helped me to pass this course with ease. This is a great course to partake in if you are looking to get into the field of AutoCAD. I would definitely recommend to anyone who is interested in this field of work as a starting point!

I would rate the VDCI blueprint reading course a 5/5! What I enjoyed most was the slow and understandable explanations of the teacher’s voice. Very clear and easy to make sense of. I have been a roofer since the late 90's and switched to estimating re-roofs for the last 5 years. Now, thanks to the VDCI blueprint reading course, I have upgraded my estimating skills to also estimate on new construction projects. One more tool in my toolbox. Thank you very much!

I completed my AutoCAD Professional Program this spring. The high point for me was the VDCI staff that assisted me in getting my program set up, and helping me throughout my learning experience. My instructor John O’Malley was great, always very accepting of all my questions and willing to help. I liked the online format and the videos worked well for me. I really liked the program and it has helped me tremendously with my job. It seems I am being asked to draw something new every week. Thank you!

I enjoyed the fact that I could take the courses online. Having the ability to follow along at my own pace as long as it is within the allotted time for the course was very helpful. I like that you can pause and rewind lessons. I feel that was key for me to help me fully understand the lessons. I am currently a plumber. A foreman to be exact. I have found drawings and plans given to us are usually very vague. I have been able to create my own drawings for current projects that are much more detailed than ones provided to us by the architect and engineers. I use these drawings in OAC meetings to convey examples to GCs and owners. I love how I can cut my own section views instantly. This usually takes weeks to get requested additional drawings from an architect after submitting an RFI. I generate my own dimensions that are usually missing on paper. At the end of the project I use all this to create very accurate as-built drawings. I have been asked multiple times where I went to school to learn Revit. I always recommend VDCI to anyone interested in learning. With 4 Revit certificates under my belt, I am eager to learn more and enroll in the next course!

I enjoyed how knowledgeable the instructors were and how informative the content was. I thought the videos were very thorough and well made. This course helped my career by increasing my knowledge of how to read plans and how to navigate them more quickly.

Amazing! I liked how easy it was for me to understand the content, and the way it was organized. I come from south America and I’m developing as an APM in the US and this helped me a lot to understand more about construction in the US.

I liked this course because it was online and I was able to do it at my own pace on my own time anytime of day! This course gave me confidence in doing SketchUp drawings for clients and when reading blueprints.

Great course! I liked that it was online and that I could do it at my own pace. It was also affordable which was a huge bonus! I am a former teacher that made a career switch to the construction field. I wanted to learn estimating but had no clue how to read prints (or really anything about the field). My boss tried to teach me and it didn't go well… fast forward to VDCI’s course, I was learning quickly and easily and not from someone that “just knows” from years of experience. I’m now estimating for my company and have been for roughly a year!

I enjoyed that you can work on your own time, and repeat the items you have doubts about.

I was very pleased with how the instructor explained everything and the level of detail throughout the courses. I work for a General Contractor and use blueprints every day. These courses taught me everything I need to look for when reviewing a set of plans on the job and the meaning of different symbols architects use that aren’t necessarily explained in a legend or schedule. I have now been able to detail our scope of work more thoroughly and accurately because of these courses.

I liked how the course taught us about details. It helped me understand plans more in depth.

My rating of the course was definitely a 5, I really enjoyed the format of the coursework, which allowed me to have flexibility in my life. I also was happy that my instructors had timely responses and gave good advice and feedback on my questions. This course has given me the confidence to pursue a career thanks to the teachings at VDCI!

The course was well planned and helped me build my resume with the proper knowledge and skills needed for the entry level jobs.

I liked the flexibility of the lessons! I'm hoping to advance into a different career with my certificate.

Amazing! I really enjoyed the efficient approach to learning blueprint reading, it covered everything I needed and was easy to digest. This course helped me considerably with my project management training.

Amazing experience with VDCI! I have never touched AutoCAD before I started my class with VDCI and I was so nervous. My current job was allowing me to get a promotion to the CAD department pending how I did in this class. I had the class during COVID when all employees worked from home so that added to my nervousness because I wouldn’t have anyone there to ask for help with anything. But the instructor was very informative, everything was hands on, you could rewatch the lessons until you got the hang of it. Very user friendly. After passing this course and learning so much in a short amount of time, I was granted a promotion to the CAD department along with a raise, and I enjoy all I have been able to accomplish since then! This course made me fall in love with my job.

The VDCI Blue Print training course is exceptionally well-organized and thoughtfully designed. The material is clearly explained and delivered at an enjoyable pace that ensures thorough understanding without feeling sluggish. Key concepts are strategically reinforced, reminding the student of the concepts value at the right moments. The instructor intuitively understands how people learn, is clearly experienced and has outstanding communication skills. This course earns full stars for its quality. Even those with some experience reading blueprints will find it enhances their ability to navigate plans quickly and confidently.

I liked that it touched on different disciplines; it began teaching me the "lingo" of construction and it challenged me to ask outside questions to different people in the different fields to get clarification. As it relates to how it helped my career, it sparked a desire to learn more and in an interview for a Permit Technician position, there was a set of plans that was put before me, and was asked what would I do with them - I was hired for the position!

The instructor clearly explained how the program worked and I really enjoyed making the layout in AutoCAD which is a process I’ve always been interested in. After taking the class I was able to move into a role at work that I had been striving for years to get.

I enjoyed the ease of watching lectures, and the responsiveness of the instructor. VDCI helped me learn and realize the value in digital rendering and drawings; it has helped me read basic blueprints and allows me to use knowledge from the course.

The drawings used for the class gives a great example to use for a large project. It also utilized 3D rendering to help elaborate what the drawing versus what it should look like. This gives people with little to no experience in the field the ability to visualize what they are looking at. I am Retiring from the military and this class is helping me launch into my next chapter of life! I am due to start my next role as a project engineer next month and I am excited to utilize the tools I learned about in this class.

I enjoyed that this course was virtual, and I had the option to go at my own pace. I had 0 prior knowledge of how to read blueprints prior to taking the course. I can now confidently say that I am able to!

I really appreciated VDCI’s hands-on, project-based training style. It allowed me to immediately apply what I was learning, which made complex concepts easier to understand and retain. I was already working in the industry but needed to update my skills. VDCI’s training helped me stay competitive by getting up to speed with the latest software tools and workflows.

I enjoyed the detail and how the course actually used plans for examples. It helped me understand the basics.