Challenge Your Skills While Creating Unique Architectural Designs

Why Choose Architectural Drafting and Design Technology as a Career?

Those interested in the field of Architectural Drafting and Design are creative thinkers who enjoy working with spatial relationships of living and working spaces. They prefer working with interior designers, architects, surveyors and builders.

What Will I learn?

Westmoreland’s Architectural Drafting and Design program will prepare students to analyze architectural and construction problems by presenting them visually as working drawings, develop the ability to execute quantitative design of construction, originate and interpret drawings using these construction industry standards and so much more.

This program is a hands-on learning experience where students challenge their skills while creating unique architectural designs.

Class sizes are small allowing good interaction with the faculty and collaboration among classmates. Students learn CADD on modern workstations with the latest software used in industry. The faculty offer extensive, real-world, field experience to the course of study. View Architectural Drafting and Design in the College Catalog

What Will I Earn?

If you plan to stay in the region, there are many occupations related to this program degree and certificates. In the 10-county region* surrounding Westmoreland County Community College, the earnings for occupations in this field range from $21.97- $46.26 per hour, with an average hourly wage of $32.23.

It is important to remember that wages vary based on level of education, experience, job location and other factors.

Source: Data provided by Lightcast™ (https://lightcast.io/) 2026.1

* 10-county region includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Architectural Drafting and Design program will be able to accept jobs as architectural drafters, architectural drafting technicians and first-level CADD operators.

Program Fees:

First Year

Tuition

$143 per credit (Westmoreland County Residents) - $4,719 for 33 credits
$280 per credit (Out-of-County Residents) - $9,240 for 33 credits
$420 per credit (Out-of-State Residents) - $13,860 for 33 credits

Fees

General Fee $72 per credit (Westmoreland County Resident) - $2,376 for 33 credits
General Fee $70 per credit (Out-of-County and Out-of-State Residents) - $2,310 for 33 credits
- Architectural Drafting & Design Courses First Semester - 7 credits
- General Education Courses First Semester - 8 credits
- Architectural Drafting & Design Courses Second Semester -11 credits
- General Education Courses Second Semester -7 credits
Capital Fee $6 per credit (Out-of-County/Out-of-State Residents) - $198 for 33 credits
Lab Fee Architectural Drafting & Design Courses - $70-$80 per course
- First Semester 1 course @ $70 = $70
- Second Semester 2 courses @ $70 = $140
Lab Fee Non-Architectural Drafting & Design Courses - $70-$80 per course
- First Semester - 0 courses
- Second Semester - 0 courses
*Software Fees - None

Textbooks

*Estimated textbooks - $700
*Estimated textbooks, general education - $1,000

Materials (estimated)

256GB USB 3.2 Flash Drive - $20
30/60/90 Triangle (10") - $6
45/45/90 Triangle (10") - $5
Architect's Scale - $12
Architectural Template - $16
Technical Pencil Set (Includes .3mm, .5mm, .7mm, .9mm) - $48
Eraser Shield - $3
.3mm 2H Graphite Refills - $3
.5mm 2H Graphite Refills - $2
.7mm 2H Graphite Refills - $2
.9mm 2H Graphite Refills - $2
Drafter's Eraser - $2
Drafter's Brush - $9

*Fees, excluding college established Tuition Fees, are estimates and subject to change without notice.

Second Year