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Values & Mission

Pennsylvania College of Technology is a special mission affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University, focused on applied technology, and is granted the benefits and responsibilities of The Pennsylvania State University as a state-related institution and an instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Penn College Values

These core values guide Penn College to accomplish our mission and achieve our vision:

Hands-on Education: We believe the best preparation for a successful career is a learning environment emphasizing applied, real-world instruction. We provide experiential learning in small classes and labs with state of the art equipment, mentored by skilled faculty with business and industry experience.
Student-Centered Environment: Our students’ best interest is the priority influencing our decision making. As an open enrollment college, believing in the dignity and worth of every individual, we strive to provide a holistic experience that fosters educational, physical, personal, and social development.
Business and Industry Partnerships: As an entrepreneurial institution, we develop cooperative relationships with business and industry to ensure our curriculum remains current, encourages lifelong learning, and prepares our graduates to compete successfully in the global marketplace. This provides opportunities for faculty to enhance their skills, students to acquire work-based experiences, the College to receive technology and scholarship support, and the community to benefit from a highly qualified workforce.
Community of Respect: Each member of the Penn College community is entitled to and expected to contribute to a collegial and mutually supportive environment. As stewards of this campus environment, we promote collaboration and communication, cultivate an appreciation of our differences, and treat each other with respect.

College Mission

Pennsylvania College of Technology offers an array of academic programs - in a student centered learning environment - at the baccalaureate, associate, and certificate levels with an emphasis on technology. The College offers nationally recognized programs and maintains its commitment to hands-on, experiential learning.

Pennsylvania College of Technology seeks to implement its philosophy by providing:

Opportunities to develop intellectually, ethically, socially, culturally and personally.
Quality academic programs emphasizing preparation for pre-professional, technological, and service careers.
Accessible full- and part-time educational opportunities and services that address a wide spectrum of individual needs and abilities through varied formats, schedules and geographic locations.
Educational programming responsive to economic and employment realities.
Enhanced learning opportunities through cooperation with industry, business, government, other educational institutions and through international experiences.
Comprehensive majors that integrate communications, math, science, art, technology, humanities, interpersonal skills, problem solving, critical thinking, information literacy and health and safety.
Opportunities to develop skills needed to enter and succeed in academic majors.
Opportunities to gain skills and knowledge, and to expand interests through lifelong learning.
Assistance with career planning, employment preparation and advanced study.
An environment that fosters lifelong learning, creativity, and respect for difference.

Excellence in instruction and appropriate educational opportunities are the College's highest priorities.