Sarah E. Crabtree’s automotive restoration project brought WNEP-TV’s Mackenzie Aucker to the Penn College campus. Crabtree, of Elizabethtown, is a former law student who is restoring her father’s 1971 Land Rover to concours condition, the highest level of restoration.
A foursome of Pennsylvania College of Technology aviation students “soared” above other schools at a national competition conducted at the Aircraft Electronics Association International Convention & Trade Show in Phoenix. The inaugural AEA Avionics Skills Competition tested knowledge and hands-on abilities in five skill areas.
Pennsylvania College of Technology and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology have established an articulation agreement enabling graduates of the electrical technology and electro-mechanical technology associate degree majors at Thaddeus Stevens College to transfer credits seamlessly into the building automation engineering technology bachelor’s degree major at Penn College.
Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Construction Management Association was a top finisher in the Associated Builders and Contractors annual Construction Management Competition, held Feb. 23-27 in Las Vegas as part of the organization’s annual convention. The six-student team represented the college in a field of 34 colleges and universities, most of them much larger, and earned first place in three of four categories: estimating, project management and safety. The Penn College team finished third overall
Welding students at Pennsylvania College of Technology are the spark behind an ambitious Spring Semester initiative that will benefit Little League Baseball. About 70 students in five sections of his Welding Blueprint & Layout II class are fabricating a stainless-steel globe to be placed on the Little League complex in South Williamsport.
The Automotive Service Excellence Foundation has reaccredited six programs offered by Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Engineering Technologies. Associate degrees in automotive technology, automotive technology: Honda PACT, collision repair technology and diesel technology, as well as certificates in collision repair technician and automotive service technician received the coveted recognition.
A long-term corporate partner of Pennsylvania College of Technology is extending its commitment to the school’s popular welding program. Hypertherm Associates, a U.S.-based manufacturer of industrial cutting products and software, is providing the college with 10 new machines as part of a two-year entrustment renewal.
In “Electrical Ambassador & Klein Tools Collector,” the latest episode of the Tomorrow Makers podcast, Penn College assistant professor Eric Anstadt shares career advice and "tours" of the recent renovations in the Electrical Technologies Center and his impressive collection of Klein Tools (more than 800 pieces and counting – with some dating to the late 1800s).
An iconic antique vehicle restored by Pennsylvania College of Technology students received high honors at a recent prestigious car show in Coral Gables, Florida. Tucker No. 1013, a 1948 vehicle, won the Best in Class Award for the American Dream Collection at Moda Miami. Held on the grounds of the historic Biltmore Hotel, Moda Miami is considered one of the world’s premier car events, attracting luxury brand enthusiasts, collectors and industry professionals.
Four employers will offer “pop-up” recruiting events March 18-20. Interested students should stop by with their resumes to learn about internship and career opportunities.
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