The CAD Academy (TCA) enables instructors to effectively teach mechanical and architectural design, analysis, and documentation using: SolidWorks, A+CAD (DWG / DXF), ArchiCAD, Bentley, 3DVIA Shape, and Blender. The CAD Academy curriculum meets the industry certification requirements of federally funded programs such as Perkins or No-Child Left Behind and includes printed textbooks, digital training videos, PowerPoint presentations, lectures, tutorials and more. Curriculum maps to the American Design Drafting Industry Certification for General CAD, Architecture, Civil and Mechanical. Students explore career pathways through real-world projects while establishing a solid understanding of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM).