Optical Systems Technology
- Certificate
- Department of Engineering Technologies
Get the technical skills you need to make your mark in the growing optics field
Skilled optical technicians work with engineers and scientists to design, inspect and test optical components and assembly systems in many products. When you earn an optical systems technology certificate from Monroe Community College, you could help develop components in products such as:
- Consumer electronics
- Eyeglasses
- Telescopes
- Cameras
Your optical systems technology certificate can open doors to fantastic employment opportunities with Fortune 500 companies and dozens of precision optics manufacturers in Rochester, including:
- ITT Goulds Pumps
- Pro Tel, Inc.
- L3Harris Technologies
- Melles Griot
- Sydor Optics
- Corning, Inc.
- Eastman Kodak
- Xerox
- Excelis, Inc
Add Optics to your Skill Set and Watch Your Career Options Soar
If you’re working in a related field and wish to add optics to your skill set, the optical systems technology certificate from MCC will give you the solid optics background you need to advance in your career.
This program enables you to focus on one or more of these areas:
- Manufacturing
- Testing
- Electro-optics
With the optical systems technology certificate, you’ll be qualified to enter the profession with job titles such as:
- Optical systems laboratory technician
- Laser technician
- Test and quality technician
- Electro-mechanical technician
- Electronics engineering technician
To find out more about the optical systems technology certificate from Monroe Community College as well as our entire optics program, please email the MCC Optics Department or call (585) 292-2002.
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OPTICAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
Certificate Program
Department:Engineering Technologies
School(s): Applied Sciences & Technologies
MCC Program Code: OT02
Description
The Optical Systems Technology Certificate prepares students for a career in the field of optics. Students take courses in optical fabrication and metrology, applied optical mathematics, optical elements and ray optics, and photo science. Students use state of the art optics equipment that prepares them for immediate career placement. The Optical Systems Technology program provides pathways to rewarding careers in companies critically important to our economic growth and national defense.
Students in the program will gain practical skills in advanced manufacturing areas such as metrology, Computer Numeric Control (CNC) grinding, CNC polishing, conventional optical fabrication, and diamond turning. The certificate is designed for students looking for a quick way to enter the optics workforce as well as for those currently in the workforce looking to advance their skills. All courses in the certificate program count toward the A.A.S. degree in Optical Systems Technology, creating a seamless transition for students interested in continuing their education. (Housed in the Engineering Technologies Department)
Program Learning Outcomes
1. Understand and perform the basic and advanced optical manufacturing techniques for today’s precision optical components.
2. Understand perform the basic and advanced metrology techniques for testing optical systems and individual optical components.
Employment Potential
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Requirements for Program Entrance
MTH 150 or OPT 175 ready.
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Distribution Requirements | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| FIRST SEMESTER |  |
| OPT 110 Introduction to Optical Technology | 3 |
| OPT 213 Optical Fabrication and Metrology | 4 |
| TEK 145 Career Communications | 3 |
| HED 101 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Care | 1 |
| OPT 175 Quantitative Skills in Optics* | 4 |
First Semester Total: | 15 |
| SECOND SEMESTER | |
| OPT 131 Optical Elements and Ray Optics | 4 |
| OPT 201 Photo Science | 4 |
| OPT 235 Advanced Optical Fabrication and Metrology | 4 |
Second Semester Total: | 12 |
TOTAL CREDITS: | 27 |
*OR other 4-credit MCC-QL