Penn College offers bachelor’s degrees that may parallel or build upon the two-year majors, or that may stand as their own unique majors. While the associate's degrees primarily emphasize practical applications, the bachelor's curricula complete a larger base of education by adding advanced practical applications and a stronger emphasis on our core education model focusing on the Foundations (communication, collaboration, critical and ethical thinking, quantitative thinking, and technological literacy) and the Perspectives (arts, global and cultural diversity, historical, natural sciences, and social science). A capstone/senior project requires students to synthesize the breadth of knowledge gained from the core education and the discipline-specific content.
The College awards two types of bachelor's degrees:
- The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree requires a minimum of 120 credits or four years and satisfaction of core requirements, special designated courses, and major requirements. These degrees are traditionally focused on science- or technical-related disciplines.
- The Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch.) professional degree requires a minimum of 150 credits or five years and satisfaction of core requirements, special designated courses, and major requirements.
Online Degrees
Several of Penn College's baccalaureate-degree majors allow students who have attained an associate's degree to continue their education via distance learning. For a listing of those majors, as well as information about the financial aid implications of enrolling in distance courses, see Online Degrees.
Business, Arts & Sciences
Accounting & Business Administration
- Accounting
- Accounting (online degree)
- Applied Management
- Applied Management (online degree)
- Business Administration
- Business Administration (online degree)
Emergency Management & Homeland Security
Graphic Design & Art
Human Services & Restorative Justice
Engineering Technologies
Applied Technology Studies
Architecture & Sustainable Design
Automated Manufacturing & Machining
Automotive
- Automotive Technology Management
- Automotive Technology Management (online degree)
Aviation
Building Automation Engineering
Building Construction
Civil Engineering
Construction Management
Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology
- Automation Engineering Technology: Mechatronics
- Automation Engineering Technology: Robotics & Automation
- Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology
Engineering & Industrial Design Technology
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
Information Technology
- Game & Simulation Programming
- Information Assurance & Cyber Security
- Network Administration & Engineering Technology
- Software Development & Information Management
Polymer Engineering
Welding & Metal Fabrication
Nursing & Health Sciences
Biomedical & Prehospital
Dental Hygiene
- Dental Hygiene (online degree)
Healthcare Leadership & Administration
- Healthcare Leadership & Administration (online degree)
Nursing