Front Range Community College, Longmont, CO

Offers a one-year certificate program in Optics Technology that started January 2019. The program was developed with the support of the Colorado Photonics Industry Association (CPIA). Companies that have provided input into the program’s design include Ball Aerospace, Research Electro Optics (Excelitas Technologies), and Advanced Thin Films.  The Optics Technology program is offered at the Center for Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) that also hosts the precision machining, electronics engineering technology, and automation engineering technology programs.
​​Certificate in Optics Technology
First Semester
Technical Mathematics- 3 credits
Fundamentals of Light & Lasers- 4 credits
Laboratory Operations- 3 credits
Intro to Manufacturing Technology- 3 credits
Optics: Electronic Instrumentation- 3 credits
First Semester Total Credits: 16

Program Total Credits: 29
Second Semester
Quality Assurance of Precision Optics- 3 credits
Fabrication Methods for Optical Systems- 4 credits
Metrology of Optical Systems- 3 credits
Advanced Topics in Optics & Photonics- 3 credits
Second Semester Total Credits: 13
​Skills of certificate program graduates:
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the nature and properties of light, lasers and basic geometrical optics.
  • Demonstrate safe and proper handling and operation of lab and optics fabrication and test equipment.
  • Use tools and techniques to measure optical systems and parameters, collect, organize and interpret data, and draw proper conclusions.
  • Define the documentation of design intent using prints and the interpretation of tolerancing symbols.
  • Apply written and verbal communication skills to effectively execute work instructions and report information.
  • Understand, build and learn about electrical and electronic instrumentation as they apply to optical and photonic systems.
  • Define and demonstrate optics and thin film coating manufacturing, fabrication, quality testing, and troubleshooting techniques.
  • Explain how efficient manufacturing processes affect optics manufacturing.
Contact Information
Name: Nicole Gervace
Telephone: 303-678-3794
Email: nicole.gervace@frontrange.edu
Address: 1351 S. Sunset St., Longmont, CO 80501

Program Website
https://www.frontrange.edu/programs-and-courses/a-z-program-list/optics-technology

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