LASER-TEC, Center for Laser and Fiber Optics Education
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Join Us >
      • Academic
      • Industry
    • About
    • Mission and Goals
    • Our Team
    • Our Partners
    • Our NVC Members
    • Contact Us
    • Optics and Photonics College Network (OPCN)
    • Listing of NSF ATE Laser and Photonics Awards
  • Resources
    • Textbooks
    • Lab Kits and Manuals
    • Laser-Photonics Online Courses
    • Educational Modules
    • Lab Tools and Equipment
    • Information and Outreach
    • Career Preparedness Workshops
  • Bootcamps
    • Current Schedule
    • List of Camps >
      • Arduino and Python Coding
      • Arduino I - Visible Light Spectrum
      • Arduino II - Wireless Technologies
      • Arduino III - Game Programming
      • Electronics Maker
  • Students & Parents
    • Find a LASER-TEC College
    • Explore Applications
    • Discover Careers
    • Why Study Lasers & Fiber Optics?
    • Find Out More
  • Educators
    • K-12 Teacher Workshops
    • Laser-Photonics Online Courses
    • Lessons and Course Teaching Materials
    • Optics and Photonics College Network (OPCN)
    • OPCN Newsletter
  • Graduates
    • Our Graduates
    • Graduate Testimonials
    • Career Resources
  • Veterans
  • Industry
    • Recruit Photonics College Grads Ready for Employment
    • Find a LASER-TEC College
    • Laser-Photonics Online Courses
    • Industry Network
  • News & Events
    • News & Events
    • Newsletter Archive
  • Reports
    • Executive Report
    • Evaluation Report
    • NVC - National Visiting Committee
    • Analysis of Incoming Students Report

Spokane Community College (SCC), Spokane, Washington


Picture
Offers Associate in Applied Science Degree as an Electronics Engineering Technician. The program has four pathways: Applications, Avionics, Mechatronics, and Biomedical Equipment. In 2018, SCC added a Photonics Lecture and a Photonics Lab class to their Electronics Engineering Technician – AAS curriculum.

​These classes are based on the OP-TEC Fundamentals of Light and Lasers Course 1. The first cohort of this new curriculum graduated December 2019.


Associate in Applied Science degree as an Electronics Engineering Technician
This lab intensive program provides practical, hands-on experience with a variety of equipment used in industry. Classes are designed to develop the skills necessary for the technician to help engineers develop new products and to evaluate, test, troubleshoot, and repair existing equipment.
Graduates find employment in a wide variety of industries including electronics equipment manufacturing, medical equipment manufacturing, the service industry, and hospitals.
 
Image shows students practicing component alignment with a low power laser pointer.


Skills of AAS degree graduates:
  • Ability to perform laboratory experiments and create projects using electronic breadboards, optical breadboards, 3D-PCB printing, IPC standard soldering, single board computers (Raspberry PI©), and embedded systems (Arduino©)
  • Hands on experience with electronic test equipment including photometers, multi-meters, oscilloscopes, signal generators, and power supplies
  • Practiced in aligning optical components
  • Understand the proper methods to handle, clean, and care for optical components
  • Familiarity with industry grade optical components, laboratory mountings, and positioning equipment
  • Document procedures and data using Microsoft Word© and Excel©
  • Calculate expected results to compare with measured data
  • Apply laser safety rules

Photonics lab experiments cover topics as:
  • Law or Reflection
  • Speed of light in Optical Grade Plastic
  • Snell’s Law
  • Determining Wavelength
  • Spectrum of Colored Light
  • Using an Inexpensive Spectrometer
  • Optical Filters
  • Prisms and Lenses
  • Polarization
  • Diffraction
  • Interference
  • Optical Alignment Techniques

Contact Information
Name: Judy Irwin
Telephone: (509) 533-7133
Email: Judy.Irwin@scc.spokane.edu

Address: MS 2013, 1810 N Greene St., Spokane, WA 99217

Program Website
http://www.indianhills.edu/academics/tech/laser.php
​

How can I recruit from this college?

Please contact the person above to arrange for a recruiting visit.  Graduates are available every December. 
Back to OPCN Directory
Picture