Johnson College’s Architectural Drafting & Design Technology and Civil Design Technology 2-year Associate Degree programs have been awarded curriculum certifications from the American Design Drafting Association (ADDT) for the 2024-25 academic year.
The ADDA Curriculum Certification is a specialized copyrighted program certification developed by ADDA to assist education facilities and vocational training institutions in aligning their educational process to meet or exceed industry standards. The Curriculum Certification process is based on a thorough review of criteria used within the training program and requires teacher and facility certifications as well as standard auditing processes.
While the Architectural Drafting & Design Technology program has been certified in the past, this is the first time the College’s Civil Design Technology program has received certification.
Jim Burden, Johnson College Associate Director of Faculty and Program Director of the Architectural Drafting & Design Technology and Civil Design Technology programs became professionally certified with ADDA in 2014 and has held the title of ADDA Certified Educator since beginning his career at Johnson College five years ago.
“The certification of the Civil Design Technology program has been a goal of mine since its inception and has now come to fruition, for the benefit of our Civil students and recognition of the quality of the course of study,” said Burden.