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Forestry
Discover a career in the great outdoors.
Forest Technology
Associate of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.)
In the classroom and in the field, forest technology students are preparing for their futures from day one.
Immersed in real-world environments, like our experimental forest and on-site sawmill, you’ll get hands-on experience with data collection tools, explore wildlife, study land management, and learn about timber harvesting.
Explore our programs
Forest Technology (A.A.S.)
This program takes a hands-on approach that prepares you for technical and mid-management positions in forestry production, wood processing, federal and state agencies, and manufacturing industries.
Bachelor Degree Pathway
Rise to administrative and management positions in your field with an Applied Management (B.S.) Online degree.
Minors & Immersions
Pair a minor with any bachelor's degree, or an immersion with any bachelor's or associate's degree.
Tour Schedule
Seeing is believing.
Think Penn College might be a good fit for you? Make plans to visit and discover what hands-on learning is all about.
Jun 24
Open House
Saturday, June 24 8:30 AM - 2 :30 PM
Jul 29
Open House
Saturday, July 29 8:30 - 2 :30 PM
Pre-College Programs
Define your future
There are lots of ways to explore your future across all types of majors from nursing to culinary.
Explore tomorrow
- Stay and learn on campus over your summer break
- Explore a variety of career options
- Experience our hands-on approach to education
- Earn up to $2,000 in Penn College scholarships
Our People
Here for you every step of the way
News
04.26.2023
Forestry alum relives storied career’s genesis in ESC visit
A forest technology graduate, whose law enforcement career with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management culminated in being named "Special Agent of the Year" in 2019, returned to the Schneebeli Earth Science Center last week when back in the area to visit family.
04.17.2023
'You get what you put into it'
When Tristan Current heard that he could pursue his love of baseball and get hands-on training for a career in the great outdoors at Pennnsylvania College of Technology, he was all in.
03.03.2023
March 11 memorial service scheduled for Donald R. Nibert
Nibert in his element − an outdoor wildlife lab − instructing students during a pheasant release onto State Game Lands in March 2005. Donald R. Nibert, an assistant professor of forestry who retired in 2009 after a 40-year teaching career at Williamsport Area Community College and Pennsylvania College of Technology, died Sunday, Feb. 26, at the age of 80.