Industry Partnerships Articles

The recent efforts of two Pennsylvania College of Technology alumni and the generosity of their employer will impact the next generation of manufacturing and machining students. The duo of Clinton Bettner and Kyle Baker helped facilitate the donation of a die-sinking EDM machine from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to the college.

Four Pennsylvania College of Technology graduates have signed offer letters to join The Tri-M Group LLC as apprentices. Over the next four years, they will continue their education while completing 8,000 hours of on-the-job training to earn their journeyperson credentials.

Kiewit recently held a signing day at Pennsylvania College of Technology, celebrating seven 2026 graduates hired for full-time positions and 12 students committing to summer internships. The opportunities span 13 states with the Fortune 500 construction and engineering leader.

Fronius USA LLC, a leading manufacturer of welding power sources and solar inverters, is continuing its long-standing support of Pennsylvania College of Technology by renewing an entrustment agreement.

The Penn College Foundation’s 40th Annual Golf Classic, held June 29 at the Williamsport Country Club, raised $111,000 for student scholarships.

Nearly 100 Pennsylvania College of Technology students have access to a new addition to the Gene Haas Center for Innovative Manufacturing – a 20-ton mechanical stamping press.

BAE Systems Inc. has renewed its long-standing support of welding education at Pennsylvania College of Technology by providing a $10,000 grant to the institution. The company has made an annual $10,000 donation since 2019.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has opened a new “Penn College at Pittsburgh” training site, marking an important step in growing the state’s workforce for building performance.

The cloud-based emergency management software that was donated by D4H a year ago for use by the emergency management & homeland security program at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been renewed.

Penn College Workforce Development has partnered with B. Braun Medical Inc. to hold a pilot injection molding training. Twenty-one participants in two cohorts received 24 instructional hours of training over eight weeks.