Welding Articles

Claire E. Kerstetter: ETEC-trained, wellfield-employed A second National Public Radio report to emerge from a national correspondent's recent visit – a three-and-a-half-minute piece on women's increasing accessibility to energy jobs – aired Friday on "All Things Considered." Jeff Brady's "Oil Companies Look to Fill Employment Gap With More Women" includes interviews with Stephanie M.

When T. Mitchell Bird walks across the Community Arts Center’s stage on May 16 and receives a bachelor’s degree, he will turn the page toward a new life and end one of the longest, unique chapters in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s history. Mitchell will become the last of five siblings to earn a degree from the college.

Ryan Eubank (left) and Jesse Srpan talk with welding and automotive/collision repair students in CAL. Srpan's custom chopper awaits a curious public. Students didn't soon tire of assessing Srpan's meticulous handiwork ... .. snapping photos and taking notes throughout the visit.

Eight first-place winners from Pennsylvania College of Technology have advanced to the 51st annual National SkillsUSA Conference, to be held from June 22-26 in Kentucky. Five other students from the college finished in the top four places in a variety of categories during the SkillsUSA Pennsylvania Leadership and Skills Conference held April 8-10 in Hershey.

Penn College's exciting two- and four-year majors were on display throughout the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg (Jan. 10-17), where representatives of the Admissions Office and the college's six academic schools entertained, educated – and even fed – the throng attending the traditional agricultural expo. – Photos by admissions representatives Sarah R. Shott, Sean M. Stout and Caleb J.

Michael A. Cramer proudly displays his artistry in the Avco-Lycoming Metal Trades Center. The headdress took about a month to complete ... ... with painstaking detail that confirms the work involved.

A mock-up of a oil tanker's bulkhead has been fabricated by Steven J. Kopera's welding students ... Cutaway drawings help Kopera's students envision the scope of the work. ... who are living an on-the-job scenario in their Penn College lab.

As part of its Centennial anniversary, Pennsylvania College of Technology welcomed 78 new “students” this fall, many of which just might be around for the institution’s bicentennial. Some of these “freshmen” could sustain a broken body part, and others might corrode.

Penn State President Eric J. Barron traveled to Pennsylvania College of Technology on Tuesday, his first visit since assuming the presidency in May.

Gemma Power Systems Welding students at Pennsylvania College of Technology are benefiting from a recent donation made by Gemma Power Systems, a leading engineering, procurement and construction company.