Nine industry professionals recently spent three days immersed in the Injection Molding Processing Fundamentals Workshop at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Plastics Innovation & Resource Center. Sponsored by Engel Machinery Inc., the three-day course offered a comprehensive overview of injection molding technology.
The Clean Energy Center at Penn College has launched a new marketing campaign and workforce readiness program to help Pennsylvania weatherization employers fill their critical need for workers. This effort includes a new website and a series of digital, social media, and radio ads running in areas of Pennsylvania that have the most significant need for trained employees.
Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Plastics Innovation & Resource Center trained 14 industry professionals representing 10 companies during a recent Rotational Molding & Advanced Materials Workshop. Sponsored by M. Holland Co., the two-day session focused on establishing the link between material preparation, molding and final part quality. It also explored the latest advancements in industry-available materials.
Pennsylvania College of Technology has been awarded a $50,000 state grant to enhance economic and educational development in the Lehigh Valley. Supported, in-part, by the efforts of state Sen. Nick Miller, D-14, chair of the Senate Minority Policy Committee, and state Rep. Peter Schweyer, D-134, majority chair of the House Education Committee, the grant provides backing to develop and grow workforce, economic and educational partnerships within the region.
Beth M. Bittenbender, executive director of operations/special projects for Workforce Development at Pennsylvania College of Technology, is among leaders named to The 2025 Trailblazers in Economic & Workforce Development list, released Tuesday by City & State Pennsylvania.
The Plastics Innovation & Resource Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology delivered training to eight industry professionals during the recent Color Science & Weathering Workshop. The three-day course covered the critical parameters and considerations for coloring plastic materials and focused on weathering technology and evaluation methodologies. Sponsored by Penn Color Inc., the sessions featured lectures and extensive hands-on experience in Penn College’s industry-standard labs.
“Brilliant” was an oft-repeated sentiment as recent visitors from Northern Ireland to Pennsylvania College of Technology discussed the time they spent on campus and in the region. Ten students and two faculty members from North West Regional College in Derry spent two weeks in April attending Penn College classes, touring local industry and visiting area attractions.
The Clean Energy Center’s weatherization career readiness program, called Next Door, has hosted a series of recent field trips for more than 90 career and technical education center students to the center’s labs in Williamsport and Harrisburg.
Pennsylvania College of Technology has recognized the support of longtime partner West Pharmaceutical Services Inc., a global leader in innovative solutions for injectable drug administration, with the naming of a lab in the school’s Electrical Technologies Center.
Pennsylvania College of Technology has received approval from the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing to expand its Workforce Development practical nursing program, originally based at Penn College’s Wellsboro campus, to the college’s main campus in Williamsport. This strategic move aims to enhance access to quality nursing education and address the nursing shortage at both state and national levels.
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