In Brief:
- Front Range Community College wins state Innovation Award
- Program trains students in lasers and precision optics
- Colorado’s only undergraduate quantum technology program
- Median pay for quantum technician jobs about $80,000
Front Range Community College and its partner Elevate Quantum received a state Innovation Award for expanding a program that trains students to use lasers and precision optics in quantum technology.
The program is based at the college’s Center for Integrated Manufacturing in Longmont. It is Colorado’s only undergraduate program in optics, quantum and laser technology, according to the college.
“Precision optics and lasers are fundamental to controlling and managing quantum systems,” said Jenna Montague, the program’s director…