Admissions Articles

Twenty-eight students are serving as Presidential Student Ambassadors for the 2015-16 academic year at Pennsylvania College of Technology, marking the 20th year student ambassadors have been spreading good will on campus. The student ambassadors promote Penn College to prospective and current students and their families, guests, alumni, business partners and friends of the college.

Hundreds of Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week students participated in a campuswide quiz game Wednesday afternoon that took them into several buildings and laboratories in a beat-the-clock activity that fostered friendly competition while giving them a close-up look at Penn College's "degrees that work." – Photos by Larry D. Kauffman, digital publishing specialist/photographer

Wendy David-Gaines A blogger who toured Penn College last week has written her first article from that visit, taking a cue from the signature "Plastics" line in the 1967 film, "The Graduate." "Technology schools offer liberal arts courses along with majors in industrial, computing & engineering technologies, construction & design technologies, and transportation & natural resources technologies,"

A group of New York City youngsters, finishing a seven-day visit to Williamsport arranged through the Fresh Air Foundation, this week tasted the uniquely amazing opportunities of a Penn College degree.

Countdown to College Coach A national higher-education blogger, offering parents of college-bound teens a lifeline in the sea of options, has posted two more articles distilled from her late-April visit to Penn College. In one of those postings, Suzanne Shaffer tells of the distinction between career preparation and merely getting a job after graduation. "That's the key," she writes.

Countdown to College Coach A college-prep expert, who helps parents navigate the maze of higher education, is writing about Penn College for a national audience. Suzanne Shaffer, author of the Parents Countdown to College Coach blog, extensively toured campus on April 29-30. "Once students graduate from Penn College, they can hit the ground running.

Pennsylvania College of Technology established an agreement that affords graduates of Jamestown Community College the opportunity to enroll at Penn College at the current Pennsylvania in-state rates. Graduates must have earned an associate degree from Jamestown Community College to qualify.

Lynn Y. Frey has been named assistant director of admissions at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Frey has been employed at the college since 2008. Previously, she served as an admissions representative and as coordinator of electronic services. Before coming to Penn College, she worked for a business institute in the region. Lynn Y.

Colin Hamblin Jessica Cavanaugh Mary Plumley Open House prizes to spread Penn College Pride Winners of Saturday's Open House social media contest have been announced by the Admissions Office, which offered Penn College prize packs to student prospects who posted about their day using the #PCTvisit and #Penn College hashtags.

Saturday's biting breeze and snowy commute confirmed it: It's still March in Pennsylvania! Far more predictable was what campus visitors found all day at Penn College's Spring Open House, as helpful and personable students, employees and alumni encouraged potential enrollees and other visitors to explore a national leader in applied technology education.