Engineering Technologies Articles

In a video recently produced by Penn College, Jack C. Dincher, instructor of electrical/mechatronics, highlights the ongoing buildout of the newest mechatronics lab, housed in the college’s Electrical Technologies Center.

Over 30 Penn College engineering design technology students recently connected their classroom experience with real-world applications by touring High Steel Structures LLC in Williamsport. The company is a leading steel fabricator of bridge components and heavy building girders.

Ellyn A. Lester, assistant dean of construction and architectural technologies, recently received a Pennsylvania Impact Award from City & State Pennsylvania. The awards honor 50 socially responsible citizens from across the commonwealth whose work and leadership make a meaningful impact in their professions and their communities.

Bradley M. Webb, dean of engineering technologies, is featured on the latest episode of “PA Newsmakers.” He discusses the state’s workforce needs and the role of technical education in meeting employer demand.

Pennsylvania College of Technology and Lancaster-based Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology have formed an articulation agreement benefiting students pursuing careers in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry. The agreement enables graduates of the heating, ventilation, air conditioning & refrigeration associate degree at Thaddeus Stevens College to transfer credits seamlessly into one of two four-year majors at Penn College.

A longtime partner of Pennsylvania College of Technology is providing a new self-contained automated welding system to the institution. Miller Welding Automation, a business unit of Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, has entrusted a PerformArc 350S and related software to the welding program for three years.

Following an update to its own lab equipment, Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Engineering Technologies recently donated unused items to Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology. Forty students from the academy toured the electrical and mechatronics technology labs, where they accepted the donation of equipment.

Pennsylvania College of Technology leaders highlighted the vital role of the institution in the age of artificial intelligence and automation at the recent Global Impact Forum in Pittsburgh.

On Oct. 8, 19 Pennsylvania College of Technology landscape/plant production technology students took a trip to Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, where they met with several graduates and toured the facility.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology aviation student is one of 15 nationwide recipients of scholarships awarded at the recent National Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Las Vegas. Liam B. Rosenfield, of Goshen, Connecticut, received the William M. Fanning Maintenance Scholarship.