Industry Partnerships Articles

A donation from Ainsworth Inc. is benefitting students in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s heating, ventilation & air conditioning majors. The company recently donated a lightly used Daikin 60-ton chiller – valued at $55,000 – to provide students with hands-on experience with the commercial chilled-water systems and equipment that are commonly found in large institutional and commercial facilities.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is the recipient of $1.05 million in funding to renovate and expand facilities related to its popular heavy equipment majors.

Penn College hosted more than 50 educators from Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas last week as part of an Energy Educator Retreat.

Students in the on-site power generation technology program at Pennsylvania College of Technology now have the benefit of learning in an expanded lab thanks to a gift from Curtis Power Solutions LLC.

On Oct. 14, a government official from the House of Representatives and two employees from the Build Freedom US team – a Department of War civilian and contractor – visited Pennsylvania College of Technology to tour the campus and learn more about the college’s career and technical education programs and workforce development capabilities.

In the latest edition of Penn College’s Visiting Chef Series – an invaluable educational experience that launched in Spring 1992 – Chef Rob Wood, assistant general manager of the Jon Bon Jovi Foundation’s JBJ Soul Kitchen in New Jersey, spent three days leading baking and culinary students in the college’s kitchens, culminating in the Visiting Chef Dinner in Le Jeune Chef Restaurant.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students and their real-world skills were in demand at the institution’s recent two-day Fall Career Fair. Nearly 430 employers – about 50 more than last fall’s event – filled the college’s Bardo Gymnasium and Field House, offering full-time employment and internship opportunities.

Welding students at Pennsylvania College of Technology will continue benefiting from the generosity of Miller Electric Mfg. LLC. The company has signed a new three-year entrustment agreement, providing its latest equipment for students’ hands-on education.

Pennsylvania College of Technology hosted a dedication Sept. 21 to celebrate the naming of its power generation lab in honor of Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co. Inc., which has provided $250,000 in financial and equipment support for the facility.

Pennsylvania College of Technology polymer engineering students are benefiting from the generosity of RJG Inc., a global full-service injection molding solutions company.