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Pennsylvania College of Technology hosted approximately 40 high school students on its campus June 15-16 to learn about a variety of health careers. The Health Careers Camp, open to students entering grades nine to 12, offered hands-on workshops and the ability to network with Penn College students and faculty, as well as working professionals in the health care industry.

Industry representatives visited the plastics facilities at Penn College this week for the Plastics Manufacturing Center's three-day National Hands-On Thermoforming Workshop.

With the vehicle's original owner present and blessed with tangible encouragement from some serious antique-automobile enthusiasts, a 1978 Pontiac Firebird Esprit restored by students in Penn College's School of Transportation Technology was returned to the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum on Saturday.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Board of Directors on Thursday established a budget and set tuition rates for 2011-12, approved gifts to the city of Williamsport and the Williamsport Area School District, endorsed a Facilities & Site Master Plan for 2010-15, and re-elected its slate of officers for next year.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Board of Directors has approved a $99.45 million operating budget and a total budget of $142.33 million for 2011-12. The budget includes a 4.08-percent increase in tuition (4.82 percent for tuition and fees combined) for Pennsylvania residents enrolled in 2011-12.

Situated amid nearly 400 acres of scenic countryside south of Williamsport, Penn College's Schneebeli Earth Science Center regularly attracts a variety of wildlife.

Faculty members in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Natural Resources Management served as judges for several competitions during the 2011 State FFA Activities Week, held June 14-16 at The Pennsylvania State University. FFA Activities Week gathers more than 1,400 high school students from throughout the state for three days of competitions and agriculture-related activities.

The nonprofit organization Books Through Bars recently received hundreds of textbooks as a result of a book drive hosted by Pennsylvania College of Technology and Bucknell University. The book drive was coordinated by Brandon J.

Youngsters in Penn College's summer Camp ESCAPE program visited the Pennsylvania Game Commission on Wednesday. When the campers arrived, they thought they were only there to learn about Pennsylvania wildlife from one of the game wardens ... but they also got to see a live bear!

After an extensive search, Pennsylvania College of Technology has named Scott Kennell director of athletics. Penn College President Davie Jane Gilmour made the announcement Wednesday at a press conference held in Bardo Gymnasium on the college's main campus in Williamsport..