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The Spring 2020 Dean’s List at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been compiled. Penn College will hold commencement Aug. 7-9 at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport, to celebrate Spring and Summer 2020 graduates. The graduates, as well as awards received by them, will be announced after those ceremonies. Michael Abdalov, Paw Paw, W.Va., Bachelor of Science, Industrial Design Tateana A.

Russ, outside the Community Arts Center, where she accepted her associate degree in welding technology in May 2019. Putting her skills to good use A 2019 welding technology alumna, who returned to Pennsylvania College of Technology to explore automotive restoration technology, was featured in a "Work Ethic Wednesday" post on the mikeroweWORKS Foundation's Facebook page earlier this month.

The Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors on Thursday approved the college’s 2020-21 budget, tuition and fees; ratified appointments to the Community Arts Center Board; and authorized gifts to the City of Williamsport and the Williamsport Area School District.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Board of Directors has approved a $156.6 million budget for 2020-21, reflecting a $3.9 million (2.41%) decrease in spending from 2019-20. For Pennsylvania residents, who comprise 90.3 percent of the college’s total enrollment of 4,981, the budget includes an increase of 2.62% for tuition and fees combined. The increase for tuition alone is 3.07%.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has established a new scholarship to support students completing Workforce Development programs in practical nursing and emergency medical technician who wish to further their education.

The college's program comprises a mixture of theory, management practices and hands-on education. Penn College's concrete design technology major, an industry favorite that recently sent its first class of seven graduates into immediate employment, is featured in Concrete Decor magazine. Writer Stacey Enesey Klemenc talked with building construction technology instructor Franklin H.

A video showcasing Pennsylvania College of Technology’s unique educational brand and hands-on, applied technology approach to learning has earned accolades in a renowned international competition sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

Despite a shortened window of opportunity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 15 Pennsylvania College of Technology student volunteers helped taxpayers file 120 2019 tax returns through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. The free service, known as VITA, is designed to help taxpayers who have relatively uncomplicated income tax returns to prepare their returns and file electronically.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered society, Career Services at Pennsylvania College of Technology has instilled a credo in students: “improvise, adapt and overcome.” The department personifies that proactive mindset by serving students, alumni and employers virtually and by offering substantive online resources for the “tomorrow makers” enrolled in more than 100 fields of study.

Future chefs can receive an industry-respected, hands-on education in a shorter amount of time at Pennsylvania College of Technology through a new 12-month certificate in culinary applications and a revision to its associate degree in culinary arts technology that makes a degree obtainable in 16 months.