Smart Systems Technologies

Careers in High-Tech Manufacturing

Rochester and the greater Finger Lakes region are home to a growing high-tech business ecosystem. Small- and medium-sized enterprises need skilled workers to manage and operate their cutting-edge facilities.

Our co-op model provides work experience to launch careers in optics, automation, medical technology, communications, robotics, and manufacturing.

As part of the standard Smart Systems Technologies curriculum, all first-year students visit at least ten businesses to explore potential career paths.

Where Our Graduates Work

Our extensive business network helps you secure regional employment upon graduation. Over the past five years, every Smart Systems Technologies graduate seeking employment has found a career in the field.

In many cases, these careers stem directly from the co-op work experience gained during the program. Some of these positions across the Finger Lakes include:

• Advanced Interconnect Manufacturing, Victor (Electrical Wire Assembly)
• Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Williamson (Bottling and Packaging)
• Gallo Winery, Canandaigua (Process Automation Control)
• Kodak, Rochester (Instrumentation and Control)
• L3Harris, Rochester (Remote Sensing and Intelligence)
• Micropen Technologies, Honeoye Falls (Medical Technology)

Apply Your Credits Toward a Degree

This Smart Systems Technologies certificate builds career-ready skills and provides a pathway to a related FLCC degree.

Credits from this certificate apply toward the Smart Systems Technologies A.A.S. program, helping you continue your education without starting over. With an associate degree, you'll be well-positioned to advance quickly in your career or to enter a bachelor's degree program.

Our advisors help you choose the right courses and stay on track to transfer as many credits as possible.

Earn While You Learn

Our Smart Systems Technologies programs include 270 hours of paid co-op work experience. Faculty members match you with one of over 50 high-tech business partners in the region, depending on your personal interests and professional skills.

Prepare for Employment

After completing a co-op placement, many Smart Systems Technologies students continue their employment and launch careers as part-time or full-time employees.

When you complete your co-op, you will share the knowledge and skills you gained with faculty, staff, students, industry mentors, workforce and economic developers, and the community.

Smart Systems Technologies graduates have started careers at regional high-tech businesses, including:

Smart Systems Technologies Courses

Sample core courses you'll take in this program include:

• ESC 105 - Engineering Graphics
• PHY 118 - College Physics I
• SST 174 - Computing With Smart Systems
• SST 231 - Smart Systems Technologies
• SST 232 - Cyberphysical Automation Control I
• TECH 122 - Electronic Theory
• TECH 123 - Digital Electronics

Visit our academic catalog for a complete list of program requirements. Review prerequisites, general education requirements, electives, and a sample schedule.

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