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CAD Common Job Tasks
  • developing the programs that run the machine tools
  • turning the planned machining operations into a set of instructions
  • scheduling routine machine check ups
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CAD Programs by State & City

Top 20 US CAD Schools (campus and online)

Purdue University-Main Campus
Total Programs 122
Number of Subjects 104
Rank in USA 81st
Rochester Institute of Technology
Total Programs 1
Number of Subjects 108
Rank in USA 137th
Johnson College
Total Programs 19
Number of Subjects 30
Rank in USA 302nd
Eastern Michigan University
Total Programs 203
Number of Subjects 150
Rank in USA 347th
Suffolk University
Total Programs 139
Number of Subjects 118
Rank in USA 410th
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
Total Programs 146
Number of Subjects 127
Rank in USA 419th
Oakland City University
Total Programs 69
Number of Subjects 76
Rank in USA 443rd
University of Alaska Anchorage
Total Programs 151
Number of Subjects 134
Rank in USA 511th
Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne
Total Programs 88
Number of Subjects 88
Rank in USA 586th
Purdue University-Calumet Campus
Total Programs 69
Number of Subjects 74
Rank in USA 594th
Purdue University-North Central Campus
Total Programs 33
Number of Subjects 49
Rank in USA 676th
Kaw Area Technical School
Total Programs 42
Number of Subjects 45
Rank in USA 781st
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center
Total Programs 15
Number of Subjects 29
Rank in USA 964th
Putnam Career and Technical Center
Total Programs 30
Number of Subjects 27
Rank in USA 1050th
Zarem Golde ORT Technical Institute
Total Programs 13
Number of Subjects 31
Rank in USA 1097th
Island Drafting and Technical Institute
Total Programs 7
Number of Subjects 12
Rank in USA 1172nd
Traviss Career Center
Total Programs 31
Number of Subjects 42
Rank in USA 1197th
Martinez Adult Education
Total Programs 14
Number of Subjects 34
Rank in USA 1325th
Sarasota County Technical Institute
Total Programs 42
Number of Subjects 59
Rank in USA 1342nd
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois
Total Programs 8
Number of Subjects 11
Rank in USA 1359th