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With a returning lineup that includes the program’s first national qualifier, Pennsylvania College of Technology wrestling coach Pankil Chander describes this year’s team as “competitive, deep and young” as the Wildcats enter the season nationally ranked among NCAA Division III schools for the first time in program history.

Sen. Tracy Pennycuick, chair of the state Senate Communications & Technology Committee, was among those visiting on Wednesday, impressed by a variety of instructional areas alongside Penn College administrators, state Sen. Gene Yaw and legislative colleagues.

The U.S. Department of Education awarded a $96,099 grant to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Dunham Children’s Learning Center to help reduce fees for eligible students whose children are enrolled at the early childhood education facility in 2023-24. The CCAMPIS grant (Child Care Access Means Parents in School) helps the Children’s Learning Center provide discounts to Penn College students whose income makes them eligible for Federal Pell Grants.

Penn College Counseling Services, the National Alliance on Mental Illness and The Jason Foundation are co-sponsoring a local conference site for International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 18, in the Thompson Professional Development Center’s Mountain Laurel Room.

At Pennsylvania College of Technology, you'll hone the hands-on skills to thrive in the rewarding field of physical therapy. Physical therapist assistants help rehabilitate patients and inspire them to move more freely and independently. In this two-and-a-half-minute video, you'll see Penn College graduates in action, explore on-campus lab spaces, and learn more about this engaging and impactful hands-on program.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has procedures for announcing closings and delays – caused by weather conditions and other circumstances – and for communicating with students, faculty and staff during emergencies. The procedures may be implemented at any time.

WNEP's Chris Keating visited Penn College's Parkes Automotive Technology Center on Tuesday afternoon, interviewing an instructor and student about the automotive program's expanded EV curriculum. The ABC affiliate's Central Pennsylvania Bureau reporter talked with Charles F. Probst, the faculty member teaching the college's new Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology course, and Sheldon C. Fleming, of Allensville, an automotive technology student who just completed its first session this semester.

In this episode of Penn College's Tomorrow Makers podcast, you'll meet Elizabeth A. Legarski, nursing instructor, and Kayla Kerstetter, a nursing student from Trevorton. Each holds two degrees from the college – Legarski in physical fitness specialist and nursing, Kerstetter in exercise science and applied health studies – and both found their way to nursing after exploring other possible career paths.

An antique truck water feature on Pennsylvania College of Technology’s main campus was recognized recently with an Honor Award by the Professional Grounds Management Society. The feature, which was designed and constructed outside College Avenue Labs by the college’s General Services staff in 2018, received the award in the Small Site category of the society’s 2023 Green Star Awards national competition.

The first floor of the Davie Jane Gilmour Center, typically abuzz with traffic to and from the student-centered offices on either side, briefly catered to a younger crowd on Halloween morning: a parade of trick-or-treaters from the Dunham Children's Learning Center. Dressed as different colors of Play-Doh, the groups moved from station to station, filling their bags with sweets donated by employees of various Penn College offices – many in costume and all having just as much fun as the kids!