The associate of science degree in Industrial Design is offered to provide students with academic and technical skills required for transfer to leading industrial design programs offered at four-year universities. The associate of science degree's curriculum also provides students with a highly valued skillset needed to enter the modern workforce. Graduates of the industrial design program can be employed in research and development, rapid prototyping and fabrication, product design, package design, soft goods design, and transportation design. Students in the program will learn how to design products for consumers and industry, as well as utilize advanced surface modeling software and milling programs used for computer numerical control (CNC) manufacturing equipment including 3D printers. Students completing this program will also be candidates for a broad range of manufacturing and corporate jobs requiring a combination of technical knowledge and communication skills needed to collaborate with marketing and engineering personnel and skilled workers in various trades and specialties.