K-12 Articles

Devon Energy Corp. has contributed $150,000 to support Pennsylvania College of Technology’s dual enrollment program. The two-year Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program commitment supports the participation fees for about 70 Pennsylvania high schools and career and technology education centers that offer Penn College Dual Enrollment courses.

Penn College was the site of a two-day FBI Teen Academy last week. The program allows high school students to develop leadership skills and get a comprehensive look into today’s FBI.

Eleven summer camps brought 200 high school students to campus last week to explore their potential in a field of their choosing – while interacting with Penn College’s industry-experienced faculty and getting a taste of on-campus living. In addition, two rounds of My Tomorrow Camp took place in June and July, each welcoming 33 campers in grades 6-8 to learn about a range of careers.

More than 70 juniors and seniors from five schools attended Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Future Graphic Designers Day this spring.

Building construction faculty recently provided hands-on activities in concrete science to elementary school students in Allentown and to high school and career and technical education instructors in the college’s labs.

Approximately 30 local “gamers” attended a Dual Enrollment Visit Day at Pennsylvania College of Technology for a “game jam” event based around the theme of “Platformer, Magic, Vehicle.”

A student from State College Area High School was recently named the winner of Brighter Financial Futures’ Dream-Learn-Pitch Rising Stars Challenge. As the first-place winner in the entrepreneurship competition, Clara Kraft was offered a $10,000 Penn College scholarship.

Twenty-one new Penn College Dual Enrollment teachers, representing 18 schools, recently attended an orientation on campus.

Penn College recently celebrated the conclusion of its 2025-26 Youth Leadership Program, which brought representatives from six Lycoming County high schools to campus each week to develop leadership skills and interact with local service organizations.

Pennsylvania College of Technology welcomed nearly 400 K-12 students to 14 schools for its fourth Rotorfest. The event, organized by students from the college’s emergency management & homeland security program, provides an opportunity for attendees to interact with a wide range of emergency response professionals.