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When it comes to studying plastics and polymers, Penn College is the place to be. Here, you’ll join a community of tomorrow-minded leaders determined to make the world better than they found it.
Thanks to extensive training in hands-on labs and support from experienced, passionate faculty, you’ll learn how to make your mark in a field that has the potential to spark positive change.
Whether that’s designing life altering medical devices or re-imagining smarter aerospace solutions, you’ll be empowered to raise the bar in a field with endless possibilities. And when you train in our ABET accredited program, you can rest assured knowing that your technical skills will take you where you want to go.
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You're on your way to becoming a tomorrow maker.
At Penn College, we believe your educational experience should go beyond specialized skills. Real-world ready means taking a broader approach that builds communication skills, inspires collaboration, and encourages exploration of arts, history, and science.
Specialization requires in-depth knowledge and high-level proficiency. Students learn and apply major-specific concepts, skills, and methods.
Perspectives are points of view, offering a variety of ways of understanding, interacting, and influencing the world. Students identify, explain, and utilize the approaches used by academics and professionals to study, analyze, or understand problems, and offer solutions.
Join instructor Vii Rice on a tour of the labs and the five major plastics processes in the Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology programs.
Explore this future-minded course created to inform the next generation of engineers and consumers. In the class, Sustainable Materials, students examine how the choices they make have the power to shape the world for years to come. Through research, analysis, and large-group discussions, students address common misconceptions related to sustainability and dive into thought-provoking topics impacting the exciting field of plastics and polymer engineering technology.
Meet Sidney Trunzo, a Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology student. Get a glimpse of her training in hands-on labs. Find out why she loves her major. And learn how this ABET-accredited program prepares students, like Sidney, to take the lead in a thriving industry.
Dive into the wide world of plastics. Explore unique and in-demand career possibilities ranging from operations and manufacturing to research and development. And meet a trio of Penn College graduates who are making names for themselves at Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials—one of the world’s leading providers of high-performance manufacturing materials.
From scholarships and curriculum influence to internships and employment opportunities, industry partners like SEKISUI Kydex fully enhance the Penn College experience. In this video, you'll meet five alumni who are making names for themselves with this global thermoplastics leader. Learn how they are applying their polymer engineering expertise to innovate and create sustainable thermoplastic material solutions for the next generation of product design.
In this video, you’ll discover the difference between extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming, and rotational molding. See the tools and technology that go into each process. And the picture the vast array of products made with polymers.
Think Penn College might be a good fit for you? Make plans to visit and discover what hands-on learning is all about.
Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET (www.abet.org), under the commission’s General Criteria with no applicable Program Criteria.
Challenges are a mere blip on Coryn’s radar. While a student, she survived a lifechanging motorcycle and returned to Penn College stronger than ever before. Today she’s thriving thanks to the friendships and support she’s found on the Wildcat volleyball team. “Penn College will teach you how to love your neighbor and how to talk with your teammates. It’s very different from a lot of universities. I think it was built for me.” Meet Coryn and follow her remarkable student-athlete journey.
Penn College's strong corporate partnerships impact every step of your journey – from your first day in the classroom and labs, to career placement (oftentimes before graduation) and beyond.
Internships are key for career preparation. Apply your know-how in the workplace and learn about the industry first-hand.
SPE works to form and maintain a professional connection for students and leaders in the plastics industry. Other benefits include scholarships and career links. Regular activities include weekly meetings, plant tours, guest speakers, national events, and conferences.
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See the world via Williamsport. Take your education abroad and get hands-on experience learning about your industry on a global scale.
Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria with no applicable Program Criteria.
This major is subject to the transfer standards established by the College (see http://www.pct.edu/admissions/transfer/Transferring-Credits). Exceptions must be approved the school dean.
Necessary equipment will be addressed in courses as needed.
Uniforms and tools are available for purchase through The College Store.
Alternative Credit refers to academic credits earned through means other than traditional college course completion, including: credit by exam, articulation, proof of competency gained in high school, work/life experience, and advanced placement.
Visit the Alternative Credit Options page for requirements and procedures and for information on credit through Advanced Placement.
Penn College graduates are in high demand. Employer participation at the Career Fair is proof. Attracting 400+ organizations, this popular event is hosted twice per year and introduces students to all types of businesses from startups to Fortune 500 companies.