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Forestry
Discover a career in the great outdoors.
Forest Technology
Associate of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.)
In the classroom and in the field, forest technology students are preparing for their futures from day one.
Immersed in real-world environments, like our experimental forest and on-site sawmill, you’ll get hands-on experience with data collection tools, explore wildlife, study land management, and learn about timber harvesting.
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Forest Technology (A.A.S.)
This program takes a hands-on approach that prepares you for technical and mid-management positions in forestry production, wood processing, federal and state agencies, and manufacturing industries.
Bachelor Degree Pathway
Rise to administrative and management positions in your field with an Applied Management (B.S.) Online degree.
Minors & Immersions
Pair a minor with any bachelor's degree, or an immersion with any bachelor's or associate's degree.
Tour Schedule
Seeing is believing.
Think Penn College might be a good fit for you? Make plans to visit and discover what hands-on learning is all about.
Mar 1
Undergraduate Open House
Saturday, March 19 AM - 3 PM
Apr 6
Undergraduate Open House
Sunday, April 69 AM - 3 PM
Pre-College Programs
Define your future
There are lots of ways to explore your future across all types of majors from nursing to culinary.
Explore tomorrow
- Stay and learn on campus over your summer break
- Explore a variety of career options
- Experience our hands-on approach to education
- Earn up to $2,000 in Penn College scholarships
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Penn College News
11.02.2024
Lost hikers? Emergency managers are all in
A call comes in from the Lycoming County Department of Public Safety’s 911 Center, reporting lost and injured hikers are in the woods on the property of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center. Fielding the dispatch are students enrolled in the college’s emergency management & homeland security major, who promptly set their training and skills into motion for a search and rescue full-scale exercise that also involves forest technology students.
10.20.2024
October's recruitment harvest continues
The October harvest of internship and job opportunities continues for Pennsylvania College of Technology students. Through the end of the month, five program-specific Recruitment Days are on tap, offering exciting possibilities to discuss internships and full- and part-time jobs.
08.05.2024
Eight graduate from industry training held at Earth Science Center
Eight individuals, including a Pennsylvania College of Technology alumnus, are among the latest graduates of the National Hardwood Lumber Association’s Inspector Training School. The association held its eight-week course at Penn College’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center this summer, culminating in a graduation ceremony on Friday that featured an address by state Secretary of Agriculture Russell E. Redding.