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Pennsylvania College of Technology students pursuing distinctively different career paths collaborated recently, learning from one another how to design homes that will be both beautiful and functional for anyone who might cross the threshold.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students took course learning in the Business Planning and Operations class far beyond the textbook, forming a retail operation that raised money for a student scholarship fund. Coining their company Comfy & Sweet, the students devised a plan to sell blankets and handmade candy at two on-campus locations.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students set an impressive record during their fall-semester participation in the Business Strategy Game. In all, Penn College student teams earned spots on the international game’s weekly Top 100 lists 21 separate times. “This is quite impressive given that, at some point during the semester, over 5,700 teams competed in the BSG,” said Chip D.

Nearly 6,000 animals, 10,000 competitive entries and 300 commercial exhibits – and more than 100 rewarding career pathways uniquely represented by Pennsylvania College of Technology – will be on display as America’s largest indoor agricultural exposition celebrates its 101st anniversary next month.

From left: students Neil A. Ebert II, of Catawissa; Alicia A. Brant, of Mifflinburg; and Alexandra R. Harriman, of Montoursville; chest-trauma patient Wayne Brooks, his wife, Dawn, and son Joel, a part-time instructor of nursing; and students Sarah E. King, of Milton, and Kelsey J. Maneval, of McAlisterville.

Two students at Pennsylvania College of Technology have each received $5,000 scholarships from the Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association Foundation and will be publicly acknowledged at a late-winter industry event. Recipients Tiffany E. Griffie, of Newville, and Brandon T.

Sixteen Pennsylvania College of Technology students have passed the Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator Certification exam administered in November by the state Department of Agriculture. “After passing this exam, the students have set themselves apart from their competition in the workplace,” said Carl J.

In this Instagram post, Kelvin A. Ortiz-Gomez holds an odds-defying holiday card from his alma mater. Admissions Representative Sarah R. Shott spearheads the holiday card-signing, enlisting college co-workers to share positive and personal messages to U.S. troops. For the past few years, admissions representative Sarah R.

After students in the Fundamentals of Nursing course spent the semester visiting Albright Life Center of Lycoming, the center’s clients visited the students on their own turf in the college’s Nursing Education Center.

The manufacturing skills of a Pennsylvania College of Technology student are helping a local business highlight its commitment to the community. Joel E. Bergerstock, of Liverpool, produced aluminum emblems depicting the logo of The Bicycle Center for the South Williamsport business’ Susquehanna River Walk initiative.