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 after graduation. Over the past five years, every Smart Systems Technologies graduate seeking employment has secured 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)

Transfer to a Bachelor’s Degree Program

The Smart Systems Technologies A.A.S. program prepares you for the workforce right away and provides a pathway to a related bachelor's degree. If you plan to transfer, you can choose classes that align with your future major’s requirements.

FLCC partners with other colleges to make your transfer path easier:

• Transfer Agreements outline how FLCC classes and credits transfer to a partner college.
• Joint Admissions Agreements admit you to FLCC and a transfer school at the same time.

Our advisors will help you select courses that fit your goals and support your transfer plans.

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Where Our Students Transfer

Students in our engineering and high-tech manufacturing go on to earn a bachelor's degree at colleges such as:

• Alfred State College
• Binghamton University
• Buffalo State University
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• SUNY Oswego

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
• SST 116 - Intro Careers High-Tech Ecosys
• SST 174 - Computing With Smart Systems
• SST 231 - Smart Systems Technologies
• SST 232 - Cyberphysical Automation Control I
• SST 233 - Introduction to Process Improvement
• SST 234 - Cyberphysical Automation Control II
• SST 250 - Cyberphysical Automation Co-Op
• 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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