American Center for Optics Manufacturing
Building and sustaining our nation’s precision optics manufacturing base
About AmeriCOM
The American Center for Optics Manufacturing (AmeriCOM) is the national leader in optics technician training. Recognizing a critical shortage of skilled professionals in this vital field, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) selected AmeriCOM to significantly build and sustain America’s precision optics manufacturing base.
We serve as the central hub for a nationwide network, working in tandem with industrial, academic, nonprofit, and government partners. Learn more about AmeriCOM’s initiatives by clicking below.
Why Train Through AmeriCOM?
- The National Defense Standard: As the DoD’s appointed lead for optics technician training, we provide a curriculum that sets the benchmark for technical excellence.
- A Nationwide Network: We support and empower higher education partners across the country, making world-class optics education accessible to everyone.
- Industry-Vetted Skills: Our training is developed alongside the nation’s leading manufacturers to ensure your skills are in high demand from day one.
Elevate your technical team’s expertise with our expert-led upskilling and training programs. Hosted within our premier 10,000-square-foot research and prototyping facility in Fairport, NY, we offer a range of comprehensive, pre-packaged workshops alongside fully customizable training designed to meet your specific operational needs. These sessions provide the advanced, hands-on experience today’s technicians need to stay ahead.
Meet our Instructors
We are lighting up people’s futures with exciting, high-tech careers in optics. At the heart of AmeriCOM’s mission is a team of passionate instructors, experienced scientists, engineers, and educators, who bring real-world expertise directly into the classroom and online learning environment. Through engaging lessons, hands-on demonstrations, and mentorship, they connect theory to practice, showing students how light, lasers, and precision manufacturing shape everything from aerospace to healthcare.