A leading polymer engineering software provider has renewed its longtime support of Pennsylvania College of Technology and its students. Plastic Flow LLC recently provided its updated software package to the college at a substantial discount, valued at $332,150.
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.
Free coffee and T-shirts stirred Penn College students out of their cozy accommodations early Thursday morning to welcome the college’s new neighbor – Wawa. The college’s Wildcat mascot was also on hand (and paw) for the Grand Opening of the convenience store and gas station, located directly across from Penn College’s main entrance on Maynard Street.
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.
Taking off on the concept of a popular YouTube talk show, Pennsylvania College of Technology is launching “Wild Ones,” a series of video interviews with members of the campus community. The fun concept: The interviewees try to keep their composure while eating progressively hotter sauce-drenched chicken wings. (Or, in some cases, vegan wings.) The series launches on Penn College’s YouTube channel (youtube.com/penncollege) on Jan. 22 – national hot sauce day.
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.
Robust enrollment in the Army ROTC program at Pennsylvania College of Technology is reflecting the school’s national rankings and designations related to the military. Penn College’s 26 cadets represent over half of the Bald Eagle Battalion, which also includes Lycoming College, Lock Haven University and Mansfield University. Four of the cadets are female students, a record high for Penn College.
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