Structural Engineering prepares students for a career in the structural steel industry. Students in this career program become skilled in the use of Computer modeling techniques that include AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop, Auto-Desk Design Academy, and the newly adopted Structural Steel 3-D detail-modeling program, SDS/2. The user will develop a 3-D model of the structural steel and then process it to create solid members with all connections, bolts, plates, and angles. From this model, the computer creates 2-D structural steel details and erection plans used in the steel construction industry. In addition to becoming skillful in the use and application of automated structural steel detailing systems, students will also possess a foundation of knowledge that may transfer to other career pathways working in the steel industry. Some of these other related pathways involve erecting steel, fabricating steel, project estimating and steel erection. Students may also choose to pursue an educational pathway leading to a college degree in the study of engineering.