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Pennsylvania College of Technology's Electrical Technology Department has a long tradition of producing diversified technicians. Many students graduate with more than one degree and work in the electrical field in areas such as construction, sales, industrial settings, self employment, and education.

The Penn College Electrical program is successful.

Penn College offers a unique bachelor's degree in Building Automation Technology. The program is a two-plus-two bachelor's degree that accepts students with an associate's degree in HVAC, electrical, electronics, computer, or architectural areas. What is Building Automation all about? (PDF)

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Electrical Technology News

Electrical Occupations Student 'Tri'-umphs in Latest Photo Contest

May 2008

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The Spring 2008 winner of the PCToday photo contest, which challengingly sought campus depictions of triangles, is "Rock 'n' Puddle,"  David P. Fabrizio Jr.'s  orange-filtered look at a sidewalk after a downpour. An electrical occupations student from Coatesville, he wins $25 gift certificates from the College Store and Food Services. Watch PCToday this week for details of the Fall 2008-09 contest.

Penn College Students, Instructor Attend Power-Generation School

January 2008

Students and a faculty member from Penn College recently attended the Electrical Generating Systems Association On-Site Power School in New Orleans, participating in training sessions and meeting potential employers among the key industry representatives that attended. The group – five students in the electric power generation technology major and Jon W. Hart, instructor of electrical technology – received four days of training and attended a convention/trade show at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Students who participated are Joseph W. Caplinger, Williamsport; Matthew B. Forbes, Mifflinburg; Adam R. Petak, Mineral Point; Patrick J. Rodack, Butler; and Steven A. Sample, Lewisburg.

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Robert L. Hite Memorial Scholarship Established at College

May 2006

The founder of an Altoona firm with operations in three states will be memorialized with a new scholarship at Penn College. The Hite Co., a leading family-owned distributor of electrical apparatus, equipment, industrial/commercial and residential lighting, electronics, and data-communications and automation products, recently finalized the agreement to establish the Robert L. Hite Memorial Scholarship.

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