Engineering Technologies Articles

A deer-damaged Cadillac is no match for Penn College collision repair students Imani Salih, of Pittsburgh, and Addison Zick, of Norristown. In “Start to Finish: Collision Repair at Penn College,” watch the duo work in the college’s hands-on labs to transform the vehicle.

Fourteen Pennsylvania College of Technology students have passed various sections of the Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator Certification exam. The students are enrolled in Penn College’s landscape/plant production and forest technology majors. “Students with this certification are what many employers are looking for,” said Carl J. Bower Jr., assistant professor of horticulture.

Students from Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Engineering Technologies lead the nation in scholarships bestowed by a foundation devoted to skilled manufacturing careers. Penn College students earned 11 of the 59 scholarships awarded for the Spring 2025 semester by SparkForce.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Construction Management Association returned victorious from the recent Associated Schools of Construction Region 1 Conference & Competition in Albany, New York, where two student teams tested their skills and received valuable industry feedback.

Representatives from across the college traveled to the Pennsylvania Farm Show – the nation’s largest indoor agricultural exhibition – during the first week of January to plant seeds of excitement about Penn College’s hands-on programs. While academic programs and support services provided activities in the college’s exhibit space in the Main Hall throughout the week, students and staff from the college’s baking & culinary program busied themselves at the Culinary Connection.

A group of Penn College landscape/plant production technology students took in the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, held last week at the Baltimore Convention Center. Considered a key resource for anyone seeking a competitive edge in the green industry, MANTS is a hub for networking, professional development and discovering the newest horticulture products and trends.

Pennsylvania College of Technology and Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity joined on Thursday at the site of a Habitat home to observe the national day of mourning for President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at 100 years old. The nonprofits, working together to build a three-bedroom home at 508 Fifth Ave., lowered a U.S. flag at the building site in memory of the late president. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter were longtime Habitat for Humanity volunteers.

Eleven Pennsylvania College of Technology collision repair and restoration students recently traveled overseas for a company-sponsored training opportunity in Germany. SATA GmbH & Co., a worldwide leader in wet paint technologies and spray guns, offered the training at its headquarters in Kornwestheim.

Pennsylvania College of Technology held its Fall 2024 Commencement on Dec. 21 in the Community Arts Center in downtown Williamsport. Nearly 290 students petitioned to graduate. A livestream broadcast of the 90-minute ceremony was offered online and is still available for viewing.

Pennsylvania College of Technology presented Jeffrey C. Comitz with an Alumni Achievement Award at its Fall 2024 Commencement ceremony, held Dec. 21 at the Community Arts Center in downtown Williamsport. Comitz, of Montoursville, is director of operations at Thermal Product Solutions, New Columbia.