Twenty-nine juniors and seniors from 16 career and technical education centers recently convened for Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Diesel Technology Competition. It marked the fifth year for top-performing students to make connections with future mentors and employers.
A video recently added to Milton Hershey School’s YouTube channel includes Pennsylvania College of Technology. The nearly five-minute video, “Supporting Success Beyond MHS for All Graduates,” follows MHS higher education support specialists as they visit alumni who have continued their education at institutions such as Penn College.
Seven area schools recently brought 142 students to Penn College for a Dual Enrollment Visit Day, introducing individuals to the college’s School of Nursing & Health Sciences.
Students from three area schools recently visited Penn College for a Dual Enrollment Visit Day that provided a glimpse into the programs offered through the college’s School of Business, Arts & Sciences and School of Engineering Technologies.
A Pennsylvania College of Technology Corporate Tomorrow Maker recently conducted a manufacturing and education event on campus for students and industry partners. Representatives from TRAK Machine Tools Inc., a subsidiary of Southwestern Industries Inc. and an industry leader in innovative products for machinist productivity, enjoyed a full day on campus.
The campus opened its labs to middle schoolers during two sessions of My Tomorrow, a Penn College summer camp that helps participants preview a variety of careers. Fifty-five campers attended the sold-out events.
Penn College concrete science technology faculty shared their specialty with 110 children on June 2, teaching individual sessions to all four fifth-grade classes during Career Day at the Allentown School District’s Central Elementary STREAM Academy.
Twenty-one high school students from seven area school districts participated in the 2024-25 Penn College Youth Leadership Program, an initiative hosted annually by Pennsylvania College of Technology. As part of their engagement, the young leaders took field trips to local resources and community organizations, and they also completed service projects to learn more about leadership as a function of social change.
The Community Arts Center is the recipient of a generous $3,000 donation from Truist, through the Pennsylvania Education Improvement Tax Credit program. The funding will support the CAC’s approved educational programs, which include the Student Summer Stock, Educational Series and The Nutcracker production.
About 160 middle school students recently experienced the promise of careers rooted in science, technology, engineering and math during the second annual STEMFest at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The students – representing schools from Clinton, Lycoming, Northumberland and Tioga counties – engaged in a series of hands-on activities, ranging from concrete science to robotics. Supported by a grant from the EQT Foundation, the workshops were led by Penn College faculty and staff.
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