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Laser & Optical Technology at Indian Hills Community College

Laser & Optical Technology at Indian Hills Community College

If you are interested in studying laser and optical technology/technician, you may want to check out the program at Indian Hills Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

IHCC is located in Ottumwa, Iowa and approximately 3,279 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 27 students received their associate's degree in laser and optical techn.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Laser & Optical Technology section at the bottom of this page.

IHCC Laser & Optical Technology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Laser and Optical Tech

IHCC Laser & Optical Technology Rankings

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Laser and Optical Tech Student Demographics at IHCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the laser and optical techn majors at Indian Hills Community College.

IHCC Laser & Optical Technology Associate’s Program

7% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 93% of laser and optical techn associate's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in laser and optical techn at IHCC are white. Around 78% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indian Hills Community College with a associate's in laser and optical techn.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Laser and Optical Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in laser and optical techn can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Indian Hills Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Engineering Technicians 1,150 $57,620

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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