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Civil Engineering Technology

School of Industrial & Engineering Technologies
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Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
Accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
Student uses surveying equipment

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Civil Engineering Technology Department currently offers three programs, all of which are accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

The mission of the department is to provide students with the skills and knowledge required for certification or licensure in Pennsylvania for the various levels of study offered.

Our associate degrees offer many opportunities:

The Civil Engineering Technology bachelor’s degree also accepts external transfer students from approved transfer programs.

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Civil Engineering Technology News

Camp Offers Glimpse at Engineering Technology Careers

June 2009

Penn College recently hosted 22 area high school students on campus during its free Discover Engineering Technology Camp. The two-day camp serves as an opportunity for students entering grades nine and 10 to learn about the variety of careers available in the engineering technology field, as well as the programs offered through the college’s School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies.

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Peggy Madigan Memorial Scholarship Recipient Announced

May 2009

For the second year in a row, a student in the Athens Area School District who will attend Penn College after graduation has been selected as the recipient of the Peggy Madigan Memorial Leadership Scholarship. A selection committee has chosen Matthew J. Delp, RR2 Ulster, as the 2009 recipient of the scholarship award, named in honor of the late wife of former state Sen. Roger A. Madigan. Delp is a senior at Athens Area High School. He will enter Penn College this fall, majoring in civil engineering technology.

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Student Operators Demonstrate Heavy Equipment for Engineering Class

November 2008

Crosscurricular cooperation at heavy-equipment training site ESC students demonstrate equipment for civil engineering majors Heavy construction equipment: operator emphasis majors from Budd L. Greevy’s Heavy Equipment Operations class recently put on a demonstration for civil engineering technology students in Robert P. Gresko’s site-preparation course. (Greevy, who provided the photos, is an instructor of diesel equipment technology in Penn College's School of Natural Resources Management; Gresko is an instructor of construction technology in the School of Construction and Design Technologies.) The operations students – members of the Service and Operation of Heavy Equipment Association – explained the different genres of heavy construction equipment and the tasks they perform on a job site, as well as some application and efficiency factors for each type of machine. They also did demonstrations to explain why some trends have changed in recent years. One such example is the use of a hydraulic excavator, which has replaced the track loader for loading trucks and digging foundations.

Liberty Excavators Establishes Scholarship Fund at Penn College

September 2008

A Camp Hill firm has established an endowed scholarship fund targeting students in the heavy construction equipment technology, surveying technology and civil engineering technology majors at Penn College. Liberty Excavators Inc. recently presented a check for $25,000 to fully endow the Liberty Excavators Inc. Fund at Penn College. The college will begin making awards from the scholarship fund for the Spring 2009 semester.

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College Benefits From Engineering Grant, Corporate Donations

September 2008

Donations from six companies have allowed Penn College to purchase engineering-related instructional equipment through a grant program administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The Engineering School Equipment Grant Program requires a 2-to-1 match from private sources, with funds distributed based on enrollments in ABET- (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited bachelor-degree and associate-degree majors. Penn College has five ABET-accredited majors: plastics and polymer engineering technology (bachelor's), plastics and polymer technology (associate), civil engineering technology (bachelor's and associate), and surveying technology (associate).

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The CT, SU, and BCT majors are periodically reviewed by TAC/ABET accreditation evaluation team and program advisory committees, as well as survey responses from graduates and their employers. Revisions to the program are made based on the recommendations of these constituents.