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The next medical assistant class offered by Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology is scheduled to begin in September.

Maintenance employees at several area industries, including Truck-Lite Inc. and West Pharmaceutical Services, were on campus Monday for a Hydraulics and Pneumatics course taught by John M. Good, instructor of automation and computer integrated manufacturing.

The coordinator of the Williamsport/Lycoming Keystone Innovation Zone delivered a presentation at the recent NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Conference in Orlando, Fla. Katie C. Bell's May 4 workshop, "Greenovation: A Unique Approach Encouraging Green Product Development," offered the opportunity for IMC Inc.

State Sen. Gene Yaw toured an Old Lycoming Township business Wednesday morning to see firsthand how job training and Penn College can help local manufacturers maintain their edge in the marketplace.

Beginning in May, Pennsylvania College of Technology will offer a series of cooking demonstrations to the public. The Creative Cuisine Series features six sessions presented by faculty and professional staff in the college's School of Hospitality. Sessions begin with a demonstration of each menu item, after which the items will be served to participants, who will take home the recipes.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Health Sciences and Workforce Development & Continuing Education completed the college's first local-anesthesia training program for dental hygienists. Thirty-one dental hygienists completed the 30-hour training program, Local Anesthetics for the Dental Hygienist, on March 14. The program featured Dr.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Plastics Manufacturing Center, in conjunction with the Plastics and Polymer Technology Department at the college, will host a grand opening for its Thermoforming Center of Excellence on April 7, marking the completion of nearly two years of renovating and equipping the new state-of-the-art plastics program facility.

The School of Health Sciences and Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology are offering a noncredit course designed to provide licensed dental hygienists with the required knowledge and skills to administer local anesthesia in clinical settings.

Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology has joined forces with ClickSafety Inc. to offer noncredit safety classes online. The offerings from the college and the Alamo, Calif.-based firm enable businesses to provide safety training for their employees regardless of their location or the number of workers who are participating.

Sixty-five people, representing 30 plastics companies, made a visit to Penn College's campus Oct. 22 for an Extrusion Minitec (a mini technical conference). The program was a joint effort of the Society of Plastics Engineers and the college.