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Pennsylvania College of Technology is admitting students to its new post-master’s certificate in nursing education for the Summer 2024 term.

Considering leadership positions in health care? Penn College's flexible – and 100% online – program may be the perfect match. Designed around a student's schedule and featured in a new YouTube video, the Healthcare Leadership & Administration bachelor's program will prepare you for advanced roles in the field you love.

Helpful crews of students and staff delivered an expanded menu of activities and assistance during Welcome Week, easing new students onto their soon-to-be-familiar Penn College home. From Wednesday's check-in and move-in ... through entertainment and events that calmed the flutter of last-minute butterflies ... to Monday's start of classes, Penn College News photographers were there.

As if Welcome Week isn't epic enough, greeting new and returning students as they prepare to leave their mark on the invitingly blank canvas of a fresh semester. Thursday night's activities alone brought a soaking rain, a swag toss to the screaming (and standing-room-only) mass of Wildcat fans who poured into UPMC Field, remarks from President Michael J. Reed – whose birthday prompted a crowdsourced serenade – and, accenting the beauty of a campus in full flower, a rainbow!

If you're looking to take the lead in construction, Pennsylvania College of Technology has the pathway for you. From installing millwork and drywall to roofing and exterior finishing, you'll learn what it takes to do the work and lead the crew.

Meet the talented brewers behind some of America's most popular craft beers. Learn how these Penn College graduates made names for themselves at Victory Brewing Co., Sixpoint Brewery and Sly Fox Brewing Co. This 3½-minute YouTube video lets you explore their day-to-day operations, see how hands-on preparation got them to where they are today and picture yourself pursuing a similarly rewarding career in this rapidly growing field.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students received nearly a third of all scholarships from a national foundation devoted to skilled manufacturing careers. Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs – the foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International – awarded the $1,500-$2,500 scholarships to full-time undergraduate students enrolled in a certificate or degree program leading to a manufacturing career.

The summer's opening New Student Orientation session delivered a one-day blast of essential tools Thursday to incoming first-year students and their families.

There’s more to polymers than you might think! A new Penn College video invites exploration of a field filled with endless possibilities and development of a versatile skill set.

Wondering about the difference between engineering and engineering technology? Planning to pursue a future in the field and unsure which path is best for you? Meet Kathy D. Chesmel, assistant dean of materials science and engineering technologies, who answers some of the most common questions asked by students considering related careers.