A two-year college degree provides a foundation for technicians to develop a basic understanding of the use of lasers and optics-enabling technologies to access a career that is exciting, fast-paced, and always changing.
The following is a list of community colleges in North America that offer two-year programs in laser, optics, or photonics technician certification. The demand for technicians is high, and employers are looking to hire now. Find a program near you and be part of the solution.
Two-Year Community College Programs
Pima Community College 1255 North Stone Avenue Tucson, AZ 85709 www.pima.edu Larry Hong Chair, Technology Department 520-206-6603 lazaro.hong@pima.edu
Pasadena City College 1570 E Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91106 www.pasadena.edu Dr. Brian Monacelli Optical Engineer and Laser Technology Professor Bmonacelli@Pasadena.edu
Front Range Community College Boulder County Campus 2120 Miller Dr. Longmont, CO 80501 www.frontrange.edu Amanda Meier Optics Technology Program Director 303-678-3796 Amanda.meier@frontrange.edu
Three Rivers Community College 574 New London Turnpike Norwich, CT 06360 catalog.threerivers.edu Daniel Courtney Professor 860-215-9417 dcourtney@trcc.commnet.edu
Hillsborough Community College 4001 Tampa Bay Boulevard Tampa, FL 33614 www.hccfl.edu Tracy Barnes Professor, Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology 813-253-7537 tbarnes@hccfl.edu
Indian River State College 3209 Virginia Avenue Ft. Pierce, FL 34981 www.laser-tec.org Moamer Hasanovic Assistant Professor, Electronics Engineering Technology 772-462-7743 mhasanov@irsc.edu
Valencia College 1800 South Kirkman Road Orlando, FL 32811 www.valenciacollege.edu Radu Bunea Professor, Electronics Engineering Technology 407-582-1360 rbunea@valenciacollege.edu
Atlanta Technical College 1560 Metropolitan Pkwy SW Atlanta, GA 30310 atlantatech.edu Harry Brockington Program Chair (404) 225-4623 hbrockington@atlantatech.edu
Young Harris College 1 College St. Young Harris, GA 30582 www.yhc.edu Arunava Roy Associate Professor of Physics (706) 379-5154 aroy@yhc.edu
Maui Community College 310 Kaahumanu Avenue Kahului, HI 96732 maui.hawaii.edu Elisabeth Dubuit Instructor, Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology 808-984-3706 edubui@hawaii.edu
Idaho State University (2-yr program) 638 East Dunn Pocatello, ID 83209 www.isu.edu Rob Shroll Instructor, Robotics and Communications Systems Engineering Technology 208-282-2886 shrorob@isu.edu
College of Lake County 19351 West Washington Grayslake, IL 60030 www.clcillinois.edu Steve Dulmes Department Chair sdulmes@clcillinois.edu 847-543-6066
Indian Hills Community College 626 Indian Hills Drive Ottumwa, IA 52501 www.indianhills.edu Michael Shay Instructor, Laser/Electro-Optics Technology 641-683-5111, ext. 1765 michael.shay@indianhills.edu
Iowa Western Community College 2700 College Road Council Bluffs, IA 51503 www.iwcc.edu John (Jack) DeLong Instructor, Laser Systems Technician and Electronics Engineering Technology 712-325-2345 jdelong@iwcc.edu Diploma: Photonics System (32 credits) AAS Degree: Photonics System Technician (68 credits)
Johnson County Community College 12345 College Blvd Overland Park, KS 66210-1299 catalog.jccc.edu Hugh King Associate Professor, Electronics Technology 913-469-8500 x3204 mkingjr@jccc.edu
Bridgewater State University Department of Physics, DMF225 131 Summer St, Bridgewater, MA 02325 www.bridgew.edu Samuel Serna Office phone number: +1 508.531.2040 Cell phone number: +1 617.460.7178 ssernaotalvaro@bridgew.edu
Springfield Technical Community College One Armory Square Springfield, MA 01102 www.stcc.edu/laser Nicholas Massa Department Chair, Optics & Photonics Technology 413-755-4579 massa@stcc.edu
Northwestern Michigan College 1701 Front Street Traverse City, MI 49686 www.nmc.edu Brian Sweeney Adjunct Instructor, Electronics Technology 231-995-1385 bsweeney@nmc.edu
Wayne County Community College 8200 Outer Drive Detroit, MI 48219 www.wcccd.edu Emmanuel Njoku Business/Laser Instructor & Advisor 313-943-4500 enjoku1@wcccd.edu
Anoka Ramsey Community College/Anoka Technical College 13200 Mississippi River Boulevard Coon Rapids, MN 55433 www.anokaramsey.edu Jon Olson Director of Training, Manufacturing Technology/Industrial Engineering 763-433-1189 jon.olson@anokaramsey.edu
Southeast Technical / Minnesota State College 1250 Homer Road Winona, MN 55987 www.southeastmn.edu Marc Kalis Instructor, Electronic Technology/Biomedical/Nano Technology 507-453-2674 mkalis@southeastmn.edu
Mississippi Delta Community College 289 E Cherry St. Moorhead, MS 38761 www.msdelta.edu Michael Stevenson Industrial Maintenance Technology Instructor (662) 246-6533 mstevenson@msdelta.edu
State Technical College of Missouri One Technology Drive Linn, MO 65051 www.statetechmo.edu Derek Brown Instructor, Electronics Engineering Technology 573-897-5184 derekl.brown@statetechmo.edu
Gallatin College/ Montana State University 101 Hamilton Hall P.O. Box 170515 Bozeman, MT 59717 www.gallatin.montana.edu Elizabeth Noonan Program Director, Photonics and Laser Technology 406-994-5147 elizabeth.noonan@montana.edu
Sussex County Community College One College Hill Road Newton, NJ 07860 sussex.edu (973) 300-2100
Central New Mexico Community College 525 Buena Vista SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 www.cnm.edu Michael Cranney Associate Dean, School of Applied Technologies 505-224-3770 mcranney@cnm.edu
Monroe Community College 1000 East Henrietta Road Rochester, NY 14623 www.monroecc.edu Alexis Vogt, PhD Professor & Endowed Chair, Optical Systems Technology 585-292-2685 avogt4@monroecc.edu
SUNY Ulster Community College 491 Cottekill Rd Stone Ridge, NY 12484 www.sunyulster.edu Chris Marx Associate Dean of Continuing Education (845) 802-7167 marxc@sunyulster.edu
Westchester Community College 75 Grasslands Rd Valhalla, NY 10595 www.sunywcc.edu Kyriakos Ioannou Curriculum Chair of Electrical Technology 914-606-8561 kary.ioannou@sunywcc.edu
Cape Fear Community College 4500 Blue Clay Road Castle Hayne, NC 28429 www.cfcc.edu Mark Gray Instructor, Electronics Engineering Technology 910-362-7391 mlgray27@mail.cfcc.edu
Central Carolina Community College 1075 E. Cornelius Harnett Blvd. Lillington, NC 27546 www.cccc.edu Gary Beasley Lead Instructor, Laser and Photonics Technology 910-814-8828 gbeasley@cccc.edu
Wake Technical Community College 9101 Fayetteville Rd. Raleigh, NC 27603 www.waketech.edu John Clevenger Professor/Inst'l. Pgm. Director Electronics Engineering Tech 919-866-5328 jjclevenger@waketech.edu
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College 3520 Central Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45223 www.cincinnatistate.edu Larry Feist Program Chair, Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology – Laser Major 513-569-1428 larry.feist@cincinnatistate.edu
North Central State College 2441 Kenwood Circle Mansfield, OH 44906 www.ncstatecollege.edu Christina Barker Professor, Industrial Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering Design 419-755-4710 cbarker@ncstatecollege.edu
Niagara College 300 Woodlawn Road, Mail stop: Technology Welland, ON, CANADA L3C 7L3 www.niagaracollege.ca Alexander McGlashan Coordinator of Photonics Technology 905-735-2211, ext. 7513 amcglashan@niagaracollege.ca
Clackamas Community College 19600 Molalla Avenue Oregon City, OR 97045 www.clackamas.edu John Harding PTF - Manufacturing - Elect Eng. Technology johnha@clackamas.edu
Oregon Institute of Technology 27500 SW Parkway Ave. Wilsonville, OR 97070 www.oit.edu Scott Prahl Associate Professor, Optoelectronics Program Director, Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy 503-821-1344 scott.prahl@oit.edu
Puerto Rico Photonics Institute/ Ana G. Mendez University School of Science, Technology and Environment PO Box 21150 San Juan, PR 00926-1150 cupey.uagm.edu Jonathan Friedman Director and Associate Professor 787-766-1717 x96617 jsfriedman@uagm.edu
Tri-County Technical College P.O. Box 587 7900 Highway 76 Pendleton, SC 29670 www.tctc.edu Dorian McIntire Program Coordinator, General Engineering Technology 864-646-1481 dmcinti1@tctc.edu
Lake Washington Institute of Technology 11605 132nd Avenue NE Kirkland, WA 98034-8506 catalog.lwtech.edu Stephanie Bostwick Assistant Professor, Engineering 425-739-8100 stephanie.bostwick@lwtech.edu
Spokane Community College 1810 North Greene Street Spokane, WA 99217 www.scc.spokane.edu Judy Irwin Instructor, Electronics Technology 509-533-7133 Judy.Irwin@scc.spokane.edu
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College 13650 Apple Harvest Dr. Martinsburg, WV 25403 catalog.blueridgectc.edu David Koritko Professor, Physics & Advanced Engineering 304-260-4380 Ext. 3423 DKORITKO@blueridgectc.edu
