It is based on interviews
with 70 "new students" at six colleges throughout the USA to
determine what factors affected their decision
to enroll in photonics technician AAS degree
programs The results are revealing & somewhat unexpected,
particularly the low influence of the high school counselor. I personally think
that the implications go beyond photonics, to most all the technical areas
served by ATE. The paper can be accessed and downloaded from the OP-TEC web
site http://www.op-tec.org . If you don't
have time to read the entire paper, just go to the charts of results; it may
surprise you. Here are a few examples:
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