Engineering Technologies Articles

Pennsylvania College of Technology welding students have given new life to a 41-year-old rescue boat used by the Montgomery Emergency Management Agency to serve Lycoming County.

Penn College’s aviation program was among exhibitors at the May 4 Aerospace and Aviation Day at the State Capitol. The event – in its third year – is co-hosted by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, and the Keystone Space Collaborative.

Pennsylvania College of Technology and Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity joined the city and county on Thursday to dedicate a new home that, after two years under construction, will soon welcome a family.

Students in Concrete Construction classes have spent the semester practicing their craft through real-world challenges – meanwhile helping the college and the community.

From the Spring 2026 Penn College Magazine: 2024 engineering design technology graduate Zachary C. Moore’s inspired senior project to help those wearing prosthetics has led to a patent.

Thirteen Pennsylvania College of Technology landscape/plant production technology students recently attended the 50th annual National College Landscape Competition at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. During the event, Cale M. Rice, of Julian, was awarded a $1,000 Joe Palimeno Family Scholarship.

In honor of Arbor Day – officially observed on April 24 – students in forestry and landscape/plant production majors planted trees at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center and in Williamsport. And Earth Day – observed internationally each year on April 22 – was celebrated by Earth Science Center programs by planting trees and moving earth.

Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the only international honor society for computing and information disciplines, welcomed six students and one faculty member to the Pennsylvania College of Technology chapter during a recent induction ceremony.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students and faculty earned accolades at the recent Toyota Green Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, New York, a competition that promotes environmentally friendly road vehicles.

From the Spring 2026 Penn College Magazine: Dwight D. Alexander ’17 plies his craft as a technical designer for reusable rocket manufacturer Blue Origin.