Collision Repair & Restoration Articles

The Pennsylvania College of Technology contingent at the recent National SkillsUSA Conference in Kansas City, Mo., produced four medalists: two second-place finishers and two third-place winners. Earning silver medals were Robert T. Berrier Jr., of Lewistown, a computer aided product design major who competed in Technical Drafting; and Aaron C.

Eric D. Pruden A Penn College automotive instructor, on a reconnaissance trip to western Pennsylvania in conjunction with the new automobile restoration technology degree, was part of an online interview that included professionals' praise for the institution. Eric D.

A scholarship to assist students in automotive and collision repair programs at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been established by William and Lorraine Manos. The scholarship was established through the Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation, of which William Manos has been a longtime member. Manos has served on the Foundation Board since 1993 and was its chairman from 1997-2007.

A May alumnus of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s collision repair technology major is one of only four students nationally to receive a scholarship in a fifth annual industry competition. Aaron C.

One of the most prestigious and recognizable names in automobile history is lending its support to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s two-year automotive restoration technology major. The Rolls-Royce Foundation has agreed to provide one car at a time, as available, for Penn College students to restore in the School of Transportation Technology’s automotive restoration labs.

Tour the School of Transportation Technology's collision repair major through the latest video added to the college's YouTube channel. Produced by Gerianne C. Tomb and Kathleen K. Hart, student video production assistants, the seven-and-a-half-minute overview includes a visit to College Avenue Labs and interviews with faculty and students.

A lifelong automotive enthusiast whose children are alumni of Pennsylvania College of Technology has had a scholarship created in his memory at the college. The Ralph E. “Sonny” Persun Memorial Scholarship was established by his wife, Louise, and children Steven R., ’99, manufacturing engineering technology; Corey A., ’98, HVAC technology; and Karen Mensinger, ’93, accounting.

Drawing upon decades of experience in the automobile industry and an ongoing "Cars are fun!" enthusiasm for classic vehicles, a former General Motors executive told Pennsylvania College of Technology students Friday that they are entering a solid career at a time of unprecedented opportunity.

Born in the high-profile restoration of an automotive legend and abuzz ever since with student excitement at working on other vintage vehicles, Pennsylvania College of Technology's newest two-year major recently attracted a considerable boost.

Students in a Fixture Design and Fabrication course at Pennsylvania College of Technology gained hands-on experience by producing an oversized "bead roller" that will, in turn, help provide hands-on experience in a new automotive restoration major. The students custom made the bead roller, which creates a groove or "bead" in sheet metal.