College hosts first Spring Open House of 2025
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Photos by Alexandra Butler, photographer/photo editor, and Anna E. Reed, student photographer
Nearly 1,500 potential students and their guests visit Pennsylvania College of Technology's three campuses on Saturday for the first Spring Open House of 2025. The second one will land on Sunday, April 6.
March winds and refreshing perspectives breezed through campus, welcoming an eager crowd of visitors to Pennsylvania College of Technology on Saturday. The first Open House of 2025 offered awe-inspiring explorations and potential pathways around every corner.
"Penn College hosted nearly 1,500 prospective students and guests across our three campuses," said Claire Milliken, coordinator of admissions events and communications. "Even through the brisk winds and chilly weather, prospective students and their families responded with fantastic feedback. It was a great day all around."
Guests represented 10 states (with the most distant ones being Florida and Arizona), and 54% of the potential students in attendance are planning to start in Fall 2025.
The next Open House is set for Sunday, April 6. Visit the Open House site for more information.
Start your engines!
And, they're off! This group is led by student admissions tour guide Virginia "Ginny" Yost, a business administration student from Lancaster.
From automotive ...
... to additive manufacturing ...
... anatomy (and biology) ...
... to electrical ... Tomorrow Makers take it all in at Open House.
The first stop of the day: the college's Field House
Considering the next direction
A typical March day breezes through campus, as visitors move from one venue to the next.
Guests are welcomed by the campus community, including faculty like Tiana L. Minnick, instructor of dental hygiene ...
... students, like graphic design majors James G.M. Inwright and Eleni M. Wise ...
... and alumni, including John M. Christman III, a 1998 electronics engineering technology graduate.
This peppy trio checks in from the Schneebeli Earth Science (from left): Marci M. Hessert, office assistant to the assistant dean of diesel technology and natural resources; Sarah F. Marino, enrollment counselor; and Rachael J. Brunner, a student admissions tour guide and landscape/plant production technology student from Hamburg. (Photo shared by Marino.)
A construction lab sees ample interest, as do ...
graphic design ...
... civil engineering ...
... and welding labs.
Many majors, like surgical technology, display tools of the trade.
In the lobby of the Davie Jane Gilmour Center, student admissions tour guides stand ready to help!
Armed with resources and pitching in: Building automation engineering technology freshmen Stoy E. Fohring (left), of Milford, New Jersey, and Dan T. Cox, of Phoenixville.
In the physical therapist assistant lab, Autumn M. Breon (center), assistant professor, greets guests with the assistance of students Catherine J. Lower (left), of State College, and Sierra E. Biza, of Wyalusing.
A cheerful guide in the lobby of the Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center: Sarah E. Kanagy, a pre-dental hygiene student from Belleville.
The College Store is always a popular destination, especially at the conclusion of a busy day.
Penn College bound? See you soon!