OP-TEC Partners
OP-TEC is a national consortium of two-year colleges, high schools, universities, industry partners and professional and educational societies. These entities have joined forces to support OP‑TEC’s mission and each play a critical role in the center’s success.
Please view the list below of OP-TEC Partners. We invite you to click on the “Read More” links to access additional partnership information as well as contact information, partner website links and more.
If you would like to request more information about partnership opportunities with OP-TEC, please contact us!
Optics and Photonics College Network
The Optics and Photonics College Network (OPCN) is an association of faculty and administrators from two-year colleges currently providing education for optics and photonics technicians.
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Photonics Clusters
OP-TEC’s works with regional and local photonics clusters across the nation.
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Partner Colleges
OP-TEC works with two Regional Photonics Centers and three Partner Colleges located across the nation that support the mission of the center.
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NSF/ATE Centers & Projects
The Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program supports efforts to improve the knowledge and skills of technicians who work in high technology fields that drive the nation’s economy.
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Photonics Alumni Council for Technicians
OP-TEC’s Photonics Alumni Council for Technicians (PACT) is an organization of distinguished graduates who have received education/training in lasers, electro-optics, optics and/or photonics applications from two and four-year technical colleges
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Professional Societies
OP-TEC collaborates with multiple optics and photonics-related professional society partners throughout the nation.
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Educational Societies
OP-TEC collaborates with multiple educational society partners throughout the nation.
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OP-TEC Management Team & Staff
OP-TEC’s management team and staff support the center’s mission. Click on “Read More” to access OP-TEC’s management and staff directory.
