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Several easy-to-learn computer courses, offered by Pennsylvania College of Technology’s North Campus in the Wellsboro Area Senior High School and Administration Building, will allow participants to sharpen their computer skills while learning something new. The classes are taught by qualified instructors at a comfortable pace for all levels of adult learners.

For those looking to sharpen their computer skills while learning something new, Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering several easy-to-learn computer courses. Microsoft Office courses are taught by qualified instructors at a comfortable pace for all levels of adult learners.

Eleven classes covering a variety of creative tools in the Adobe family of software applications will be offered by Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology through December. Dreamweaver Level 1 (6 to 9 p.m., Nov. 6 and 13) – This Web-publishing tool makes it easy to design websites. Mastering Photoshop: Level 1 (6 to 9 p.m., Oct.17 to Nov.

Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering four basic, noncredit computer classes starting this month. Creating Greeting Cards Using Publisher (9 a.m. to noon, Aug. 23 or Nov. 21) introduces Microsoft Publisher to those new to the computer. Topics include using Publisher to create greeting cards, invitations and calendars.

A 35-ton crane maneuvers equipment into place. Crew members erect the substructure of the rig trainer. Under the shimmering summer sun, the derrick is hoisted for installation.

Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering a team leader/supervisor program beginning in September. The research-based, instructor-led program is anchored around 32 competencies identified in industry clusters across the commonwealth. Developing Self (Sept.

A camper gets a rare opportunity behind the controls of earth-moving machinery at Penn College's riverside heavy equipment training site. Mansfield University's second annual Marcellus Camp, a weeklong primer on the natural gas industry and the career and educational opportunities available after high school, included a recent visit to Penn College.

Is a rewarding career in nursing in your future? The practical nursing program at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s North Campus is scheduling pre-admission testing for the class beginning in January. Pre-admission testing must be completed before the application process begins. All applications for the January class must be submitted by Oct. 1.

With Act 13 (impact fee) funding recently approved by the Lycoming County Commissioners, Pennsylvania College of Technology will provide $50,000 in ShaleNET scholarships to 50 veterans, unemployed and underemployed residents of the county.

Through grants from the Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corp., Plastics SourceNet, of the Plastics Innovation & Resource Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology, is administering $37,750 in subsidized training to benefit central Pennsylvania plastics manufacturers and their employees.