Constructed in 1986
The Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center is dedicated in honor of the first president of Pennsylvania College of Technology.
The center, which helped redefine the future of the institution decades ago, remains a flagship instructional facility for a variety of degree programs as well as workforce development initiatives supported by industry.
The Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center
Robert L. Breuder
Dr. Robert L. Breuder was named president of Penn College's forerunner, The Williamsport Area Community College, in 1981. In his 17 years as president, in addition to championing the construction of this facility, he led the institution through its transformation from a local community college into the state's premier technical college.
Bold Action
During the design and construction of this facility, the College was faced with the real possibility that it could be forced to close when a 20-year agreement with sponsoring school districts ended in 1985.
In spite of the challenges, the College president insisted on completing the building. He believed its focus on emerging technologies, such as automated manufacturing, would help to launch a bright, new future for the institution.
This bold action helped to pave a new path, through the loss of school district sponsorship to a unique affiliation with The Pennsylvania State University that created Pennsylvania College of Technology in 1989.
Dental lab
Financial management lab
Plastics lab
IBM Corporation's magazine celebrated the opening of the Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center.
Robots tended automated machines in the manufacturing lab in 1986.
The campus mall leading to the ATHS was a scene of events, including convocation.
The internationally acclaimed Plastics Innovation & Resource Center is headquartered in the Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center.