Enroll today. Become a photonics/optics technician in a year. Join the exciting workforce in the Advanced Manufacturing & Integrated Photonics (AMIP) Technician Certificate program.
AMIP starts Tuesday, September 7th. Enroll by Friday, August 20th. It is a one-year evening certificate program in modern classrooms and labs at both Stonehill College and Bridgewater State University (BSU). Current AMIP students are in high demand—100% securing wonderful internships and jobs at top manufacturing and photonics companies. Develop basic skills and acquire knowledge applicable manufacturing and a wide range of trades, including electronics, robotics, optics, and photonics.
Target students include recent high school graduates from traditional and vo-tech programs, returning veterans, working adults wishing to change fields, those already in industry who would like training in photonics, and community college transfers. No math or science background is assumed. Receive college credit. Attend a two-day boot-camp at MIT. Scholarships and financial aid are available.
Fill out this form to receive more information about the AMIP Technician Certificate program: https://forms.office.com/r/XnnyApvn9n.
Funding for AMIP Technician Certificate Program includes:
• U.S. Office of Naval Research
• MassTech Collaborative
• IEEE, OSA, and SPIE
Program website: https://www.stonehill.edu/programs/photonics-certificate/
Contact Information:
Name: Melissa Ratliff
Telephone: (508) 565-1600
Email: mratliff@stonehill.edu
Address:
Dean of Graduate Admission
Stonehill College
320 Washington Street
Easton, MA 02357
Student Success Stories
Roshan and Claudia
Meet Roshan, AMIP Student, 20-21:
- Born in Nepal, Roshan came to Boston in 2012
- Left Kathmandu just short of completing a master’s degree due to U.S. visa restrictions
- Completed Liberal Arts Transfer Program in computer science from Massasoit in 2019
- Roshan believes in the “transformational power of technology” and and enjoys being part of the AMIP program
- He is gainfully employed at a prestigious optics company, with the job offer months before he completed the AMIP internship
Meet Claudia, AMIP Student, 20-21:
- Always wanted to pursue an education
- Her dream was challenged due to family and financial commitments
- Received HiSET from Lare Institute
- Claudia stated: “This program to me is one of the most revitalizing opportunities I’ve ever been presented.” She has secured a photonics internship at a first-rate photonics company, only twenty minutes from her home—a short commute is a must for this single mother of preschoolers
Current AMIP students are transitioning from non-technical jobs to high-tech ones at the following prestigious companies:
- AccuRounds
- Forward Photonics
- MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- Optikos
- SiPhox
- Plymouth Grating Labs
Glad they enrolled in the AMIP program, students are saying:
—“Thank you for affording us the opportunity to further ourselves and be better members of society.”
— “This program is not just another skill set or certificate to me. It is my future independence. It is a better life for me and my child.”
— “I wanted to give the AMIP program two thumbs up because of cutting edge learning opportunities. It feels good to be a Pioneer in the field of Photonic and I can’t stop learning it because I love it. All I can say is 100,000 thanks.”
— “The AMIP program is my start to higher education. The AMIP internship is what I would consider my first ‘real’ job; before this internship, I worked at two different low skill, minimum wage jobs.”
— “AMIP internship/job fuses the coursework into a real-world experience for the students. Thank you for making it happen!”
―Contributed by Cheryl Schnitzer, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Stonehill College
Previous Publicity:
- https://www.samcnetwork.org/a-letter-to-my-professors-and-all-those-that-have-helped-me-on-my-journey/
- https://www.wgbh.org/news/education/2021/01/05/approaching-demographic-cliff-liberal-arts-colleges-turn-to-career-and-tech-education-for-adults
- Boston Business Journal, Op-ed: Public investment in photonics will reap workforce rewards, by Rev. John Denning and Frederick W. Clark Jr., Feb. 21, 2020, https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2020/02/21/op-ed-public-investment-in-photonics-will-reap.html
