PATHWAY CONNECTION

Sussex County Community College (SCCC) has provided professional development to local high school instructors to prepare them for teaching OPTC101: Fundamentals of Optics I as part of the optics technology dual enrollment program. Those high schools included: (1) Hopatcong High School, (2) Newton High School, and (3) Sussex County Technical School.  

SCCC in collaboration with the American Center for Optics technology (AmeriCOM) is running a three-day workshop in July 2023 for all faculty interested in learning more about optics. Areas of professional development will include:  

• Optical components and mounting 

• Measurement techniques and standards 

• Basic optical manufacturing  

• Introductory metrology 

• Suggested laboratory exercises