“When students join the program, particularly on the interior design side, they don’t understand just how in-depth we go. In our field, we're in charge of people's lives and their well-being,” says Rebecca. “It doesn't matter which industry a student is interested in - architecture or interior design. Rebecca warns that there are no “easy options” in CAD.
With the CAD certificate programs that we have at ACC, we start with the same basic courses, whether it’s architecture, interior design, or engineering, then depending on which industry a student wishes to pursue, they branch off with industry-specific software.”
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We look at how to make spaces and buildings as safe as possible but also how to create something that is attractive to people. “They both involve problem-solving the ‘ins and outs’ of how people cohabit with various environments. “They are linked to each other in many different ways,” says Rebecca. While these industries might appear to be very different, there are unifying factors that bring both disciplines together. Architecture and Interior DesignĪCC offers CAD certificate programs in architecture and interior design.
“There is a program for everything and everyone really, but long story short: CAD is a way to create a prototype and fix it,” says Rebecca. So you can create things that are as close to real-life as possible at varying scales - whether it’s to scale, a smaller scale, or larger scale - and you can edit them easily in the software.”Īccording to Rebecca, there are many different types of industry-specific CAD drafting software, capable of producing two-dimensional and three-dimensional designs. “It helps you visualize how an object is going to be in a space, or how it is going to look after it is produced. “With CAD software, you create and analyze something before you spend money on it,” says Rebecca. Rebecca explains that computer-aided drafting (also known as computer assisted drafting and computer aided design) is a type of software that assists with the design process in all types of industries. I guess teaching would be my fourth career!” What is CAD? “I was hired to teach SketchUp but when the chair of the interior design department heard that I was going to be teaching, she said ‘Come teach for me too.' So I teach in both the CAD and interior design departments. “I'm now in my sixth year of teaching at ACC,” says Rebecca. As well as doing CAD and 3D models for architects and interior designers, she also runs training workshops at industry events for Trimble - the publishers of SketchUp, a 3D modeling software program. So I started working for her while I was still in school.”įollowing graduation, Rebecca worked in residential and commercial interior design before starting her own consulting firm. I was so good at it that my instructor at the time asked me to come intern for her. “I found something that I was really good at. “I started my first CAD course and I simply fell in love with it,” recalls Rebecca. Initially, Rebecca was worried that her creative talents in music might not translate into the skills required for the interior design industry, but she quickly found her calling in computer aided design. I did that for a while and I thought, 'OK, I don't like this, maybe I need to go back and do something creative.’ So I went to ACC and enrolled in their interior design program.” I'm not sure how I got into it - but I was doing accounting for engineering firms. Then I thought I needed to do something that will make money, so I started doing some accounting. “I started playing the violin at the very early age of 2, and I did that until my late 20s. “I started out as a violinist,” says Rebecca. But she made a few detours along the way. Rebecca discovered CAD as an adult learner while pursuing a new career as an interior designer. Maybe they burned out with what they were doing or perhaps they wanted to do something more creative. “We have a good third of our students who are coming to ACC when they are already well into their first, second, third, or even fourth career. “My background is actually a lot like some of our students,” says Rebecca. In that respect, she believes she has a great deal in common with her students, beyond the topics that she teaches.
Who says you get to have only one career in your life? As the Program Chair for Arapahoe Community College’s (ACC) Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) department, Rebecca Terpstra has a few careers under her belt.
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