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The Optical Systems Technology program at Monroe Community College has developed an Optical Fabrication Essentials micro-credential.
The Optical Fabrication Essentials micro-credential provides a fast track for individuals wanting to enter into the optics manufacturing industry or advance in their present position.
The courses required for this micro-credential are part of the Optical Systems Technology AAS degree. Each 4-credit, 90-hour course will be conducted over 4 ½ weeks, 4 days per week, 5 hours per day, beginning September 7 and ending on December 12, 2022. They can complete the three courses in one semester.
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The Optical Systems Technology program at Monroe Community College will be conducting two Optics Workshops this summer:
Each 40-hour workshop will be conducted over 3 weeks, 3 days per week, 4.5 hours per day, beginning June 21, 2022.
Diamond Turning
• Mornings 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
• Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
• June 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, July 5, 6, 7, 2022
Magnetorheological Finishing (MRF)
• Afternoons 1:30 to 6:00 PM EDT
• Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
• June 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, July 5, 6, 7, 2022
See the flyers linked above for Program Highlights and Prerequisites, along with links to the Online Application Forms. The forms are course-specific. These hands-on workshops will be limited to 10 participants per workshop.
The cost will be $1,260 per participant. Funding opportunities are available for qualified participants.
Please email Ross Micali, National Work Based Learning Coordinator, MCC Optical Systems Technology, at rmicali@monroecc.edu if you have any questions.
We hope you were able to attend the recent APOMA General Meeting at SPIE DCS in Orlando, but if you were unable to join us please click HERE for the membership updates and information presented at the meeting.
Registration is now open for the November 2022 Colorado Tech Workshop!
Please click HERE for full details.
March 2022 APOMA eNews now available! Click HERE
**NOTE: Room change for the APOMA General Meeting– now in St. George #108 Atrium level (NOT #106).**
We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming SPIE DCS (Defense + Commercial Sensing) conference in Orlando, FL in April! APOMA’s General Meeting will be held on Wed. April 6th, from 8:30AM-9:30AM at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in the St. George 108 Room, Atrium level.
Check out the January 2022 APOMA eNews today!
If you were unable to attend our recent APOMA General Meeting at Optifab in Rochester, NY the update presented at the meeting is now available by clicking here: APOMA OptiFab-2021 General Meeting 10-20-21. Our next meeting is scheduled for Photonics West in San Francisco, CA in January 2022.