Engineering Technologies Articles

Follow along in a Penn College-produced video as students Skyler R. Childs, of Horsham, and Grace A. Sheehan, of Loretto, manufacture a mill stop for their Milling & Lathe Applications course.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will again showcase its hands-on applied technology education for the thousands who attend the Pennsylvania Farm Show. The 2026 show, themed “Growing a Nation,” is slated Jan. 10-17 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg.

The Penn College Workforce Development polymers team recently attended the Da Vinci Science Center’s Manufacturing Career Connection Day in Allentown. More than 500 students attended from Lehigh Valley schools.

When Penn College faculty say “Look around: Concrete is everywhere,” they’re not exaggerating. And those who traverse Penn College’s campus can’t go far without crossing work done by students in Penn College’s concrete classes – just in Fall 2025.

In a recently produced Penn College video, get student Anna R. Lundin's perspective on one of her favorite civil engineering courses – CET238 Origin, Distribution, & Behavior of Soils. Hop from field exercises to lab assessments in this quick rundown of Penn College's hands-on approach to lab-based learning.

Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s heating, ventilation & air conditioning majors have access to a variety of specialized tools donated recently by Peirce-Phelps, a distributor of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment and building automation and energy management systems, and JB Industries, a manufacturer of HVAC tools.

Pennsylvania College of Technology landscape/plant production technology students, along with Carl J. Bower Jr., assistant professor of horticulture, and Wyatt C. Forest, horticulture laboratory assistant, recently traveled to Kent, Ohio, to participate in Davey Tree Expert Co.’s two-day Davey Tree Collegiate Day. Penn College, along with 10 other colleges, visited the company’s Science, Employee, Education and Development campus.

Meet Marissa Rupert. On her way to earning bachelor’s degrees in automation engineering technology and software development & information management, Rupert details her two internships and shares how she’s building confidence, one hands-on experience after another.

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.