Engineering Technologies Articles

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Plastics Innovation & Resource Center has entered a three-point partnership to become the sole North American distributor of the Global Standards for Plastics Certification. The Global Standards for Plastics Certification is the only recognized method of apprenticeship certification in the world for the plastics industry.

Wiring the wind turbine are, clockwise from left, Sam Courtney, installation supervisor for Wind Turbines of Ohio, LLC; Jon W. Hart, instructor of building automation technologies/HVAC/electrical; and Paul T. Jordan, a renewable energy technologies major from Williamsport. Sam Courtney checks the readout on the controller, inside a building adjacent to the 80-foot turbine tower, with Wayne E.

The diverse opportunities for college graduates to excel in the natural gas industry are highlighted in the latest videos added to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s YouTube Channel.

Four new programs in dynamic career fields – mechatronics, emergency management, applied technology and magnetic resonance imaging – will soon complement the list of more than 100 academic majors offered at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

A horticulture student at Pennsylvania College of Technology was awarded a scholarship at a recent meeting of the Williamsport Garden Club. “This award made me feel like my hard work at Penn College was recognized,” said Kaila A. Sewald, of DuBoistown, who is scheduled to graduate in May with an associate degree in landscape technology/horticulture: plant production emphasis.

Plastics and polymer engineering technology faculty members at Pennsylvania College of Technology have established a scholarship for students enrolled in plastics majors at the college.

A winter wonderland, more than 400 acres' worth A wet snowfall clings to tree branches. Blue sky gives balance to a striking tableau. Snow-kissed topiaries uniquely shape the ESC grounds. A splash of Wildcat color brightens the bleakly beautiful landscape.

The rewarding opportunities available in electronics and computer engineering technology are explored in the latest video added to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s YouTube channel. The three-minute video highlights the bachelor-degree major through the eyes of Jorgette N. Grosso, of Boonton, N.J., a 2012 graduate.

Daniel S. Bishop, of Perkasie, was one of three classmates to publicly discuss the college's automotive restoration technology major. The chassis of a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport (pictured here in a campus lab), was on display. The AACA event's prestigious reputation is evidenced by Chuck Cantwell, a project manager on the iconic Carroll Shelby Mustangs, who was also on the agenda.

Of growing interest Word of Penn College's hydroculture greenhouse, a collaborative initiative based at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center near Allenwood, is traveling throughout the United States. In addition to the college's own coverage, a recent article by Williamsport Sun-Gazette reporter Joseph Stender was distributed nationally by The Associated Press.