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Pennsylvania College of Technology is scheduled to exhibit at the largest science festival in the United States. College students, faculty and staff will offer hands-on, interactive activities at the third USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo, April 25-27 in Washington, D.C. The festival, taking place at the Walter E.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is scheduled to exhibit at the largest science festival in the United States. College students, faculty and staff will offer hands-on, interactive activities at the third USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo, April 25-27 in Washington, D.C. The festival, taking place at the Walter E.

PPG Industries Inc., a generous supporter of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Collision Repair Program well before it moved into new instructional space in 2003, has renewed its decades-long commitment to students and faculty alike.

Nine engineering design technology students at Pennsylvania College of Technology have earned industry certifications related to Autodesk, a leading producer of computer-aided drafting and design software. Four students passed the AutoCAD 2014 Certified Professional exam, two others passed the Inventor 2014 Certified Professional exam, and three additional students passed both exams.

A variety of vehicles surround the ATC on Wednesday, from Landi Renzo's bi-fuel Ford F-550 in the foreground to Brightbill's propane-powered school bus in the distance. Barry Carr, director of business development for Landi Renzo, discusses vehicles fueled by natural gas – and the infrastructure necessary to support that technology.

Industry expo gives electrical students insight on products and professions. On Monday, 19 electrical technology and electromechanical maintenance technology students from Programmable Logic Control Input/Output Devices classes attended Schaedler Yesco Expo 2014 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey.

A retired administrator and former faculty member who served Pennsylvania College of Technology for nearly four decades has established a scholarship – along with his wife and family – for students in the academic school that he led. Donald O.

Nick A. Hetrick A 2005 graduate in information technology: data communications and networking concentration will return to Penn College later this month to talk with students about their employment prospects in the field. Nick A. Hetrick, manager of IS security operations for WellSpan Health, will present, "Want to Know What It Takes to Be Successful in IT?" from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

In the additive manufacturing lab, Eric K. Albert, associate professor of machine tool technology/automated manufacturing, shows the group a grip he made for carrying grocery bags. David E. Bjorkman, emergency management/social science instructor, leads participants in a discussion about hazards. Girls inspect the intricacies of an object made in the college’s additive manufacturing lab.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology welding student is one of 20 nationwide recipients of a manufacturing scholarship for the 2013-14 academic year. Brandon M.