u/Different_Cuttlefish

I'm 30 years old and looking to change fields. I have an associates degree in gen ed. I did a little bit of CAD work in high school/college and I think I'd enjoy pursuing a career in it. I'm leaning the architecture route, but I'm staying open minded.

My local community college offers an associates degree program in architectural engineering technology, and they also have an AUTOCAD certification that's only supposed to take 6 months to complete.

For someone with little to no experience looking to break into the field at 30, what would be your recommendation? Would getting the certification and then building a small portfolio be enough to get me in the door somewhere?

Thanks!

I'm 30 years old and looking to change fields. I have an associates degree in gen ed. I did a little bit of CAD work in high school/college and I think I'd enjoy pursuing a career in it. I'm leaning the architecture route, but I'm open to that changing. 

My local community college offers an associates degree program in architectural engineering technology, and they also have an AUTOCAD certification that's only supposed to take 6 months to complete.

For someone with little to no experience looking to break into the field at 30, what would be your recommendation? Would getting the certification and then building a small portfolio be enough to get me in the door somewhere?

Thanks!

I'm 30 years old and looking to change fields. I have an associates degree in gen ed. I did a little bit of CAD work in high school/college and I think I'd enjoy pursuing a career in it. I'm leaning the architecture route, but I'm open to that changing. 

My local community college offers an associates degree program in architectural engineering technology, and they also have an AUTOCAD certification that's only supposed to take 6 months to complete.

For someone with little to no experience looking to break into the field at 30, what would be your recommendation? Would getting the certification and then building a small portfolio be enough to get me in the door somewhere?

Thanks!