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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)
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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

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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College Hosts 'Discover Engineering Technology' Camp

June 2008

Students mix concrete Electronics experiments A feel for plastics Checking work in welding Recently, the School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies held a three-day camp for 20 ninth- and 10th-grade students.
( Photos and information provided by Stacey C. Hampton, coordinator of matriculation and retention for industrial and engineering technologies, and Jessica L. Tobias, student photographer )

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Little Named Penn College 'Student-Athlete of Week'

February 2008

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Tom Little of Beacon Falls, Conn., a graduate of Woodland Regional High School, has been named Penn College's "Student-Athlete of the Week" for Feb. 9-16. A 6-foot-2 junior forward civil engineering student on the men’s basketball team, Little scored 14 points and had 10 rebounds in the Wildcats’ game against Penn State Abington Feb. 9. He then scored 14 points and had eight rebounds in his team’s victory over Penn State Schuylkill on Feb. 16. Each Monday, coaches who are in season nominate a student-athlete from their team. Nominees then are evaluated by college athletic office personnel, who select the student-athlete of the week. (Complete rosters and season schedules are available on the college's Athletics Web site ).

Kyle Klunk Named 'Student-Athlete of the Week'

December 2007

Kyle Klunk, of Hanover, a civil engineering technology major and a freshman point guard on the men’s basketball team, has been named Penn College's “Student-Athlete of the Week” for Dec. 1-8. During a game Dec. 1 at Penn State Greater Allegheny, Klunk hit a key 3-point basket with 35 seconds remaining to secure the Wildcats’ first Penn State University Athletic Conference win of the season. On Dec. 3 at Penn State Hazleton, he scored 10 points, handed out seven assists, forced two steals and committed no turnovers. Klunk is a graduate of New Oxford High School. (Complete rosters and season schedules are available on the college's Athletics Web site ).

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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.