An equipment loan from an Allegheny County-based company will provide Pennsylvania College of Technology students with a state-of-the-art learning tool through the middle of the Spring 2015 semester.
Anderson Equipment Co. Lends Bulldozer to Penn College Published 12.18.2014 News Diesel Truck, Heavy Equipment & Power Generation Corporate Relations Home Page contents An equipment loan from an Allegheny County-based company will provide Pennsylvania College of Technology students with a state-of-the-art learning tool through the middle of the Spring 2015 semester. A Komatsu D 37PX bulldozer was made available to the college’s School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies by Anderson Equipment …

From its humble inception as a basement vocational-technical shop at Williamsport High School in 1914 to its standing today as a special-mission affiliate of Penn State, Pennsylvania College of Technology and its predecessor institutions have continually met workforce demands.
Centennial Documentary to Premiere in January on WVIA-TV Published 12.18.2014 News Alumni News Student News President News Faculty & Staff Home Page contents From its humble inception as a basement vocational-technical shop at Williamsport High School in 1914 to its standing today as a special-mission affiliate of Penn State, Pennsylvania College of Technology and its predecessor institutions have continually met workforce demands. The college’s 100-year commitment to that noble objective is explored in a …

A Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member presented a paper and received multiple honors at the recent Autodesk University Conference in Las Vegas. J.D. Mather, assistant professor of engineering design technology, presented “Finite Element Analysis for the Casual User in Inventor.” Autodesk Inventor is 3-D parametric design software used for product and mechanical design.
Faculty Member Presents, Receives Honors at Autodesk Conference Published 12.18.2014 News Engineering & Industrial Design Technology Faculty & Staff Industrial, Computing & Engineering Technologies News Home Page contents A Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member presented a paper and received multiple honors at the recent Autodesk University Conference in Las Vegas. J.D. Mather, assistant professor of engineering design technology, presented “Finite Element Analysis for the Casual User in …

Three representatives of Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology were on hand when the U.S. Department of Labor recently made available $100 million in grant funding for apprenticeships. Tracy L. Brundage, vice president for workforce development; John F. Strittmatter, ShaleNET U.S. regional hub director; and David C.
Penn College Has Seat at Roundtable on Value of Apprenticeships Published 12.17.2014 News Faculty & Staff Workforce Development Home Page contents Three representatives of Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology were on hand when the U.S. Department of Labor recently made available $100 million in grant funding for apprenticeships. Tracy L. Brundage, vice president for workforce development; John F. Strittmatter, ShaleNET U.S. regional hub director; and David C. …

Frontier Communications has contributed $5,000 to two Pennsylvania College of Technology initiatives that benefit high school students. The company's contribution, delivered by Jennifer Sherwood, a Frontier enterprise account executive, was made through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program in support of the college’s SMART Girls and Penn College NOW programs.
Frontier Communications Donates $5,000 to College’s K-12 Efforts Published 12.17.2014 News Corporate Relations Home Page contents Frontier Communications has contributed $5,000 to two Pennsylvania College of Technology initiatives that benefit high school students. The company's contribution, delivered by Jennifer Sherwood, a Frontier enterprise account executive, was made through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program in support of the college’s SMART Girls and Penn College NOW …

Nine students in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies passed the Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator Certification test administered Nov. 24.
Nine Students Pass State Agriculture Department’s Pesticide Exam Published 12.17.2014 News Landscape/Plant Production Student News School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies News Home Page contents Nine students in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies passed the Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator Certification test administered Nov. 24. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture representative Jason Kehoe presided over the examination, …

Two faculty members at Pennsylvania College of Technology who are also alumni of the institution ­­have established a building-to-endowed scholarship at the college. The scholarship was created by Thomas A.
Zimmerman Scholarship Established at Penn College Published 12.17.2014 News Alumni News Corporate Relations Scholarships Faculty & Staff Home Page contents Two faculty members at Pennsylvania College of Technology who are also alumni of the institution ­­have established a building-to-endowed scholarship at the college. The scholarship was created by Thomas A. Zimmerman, an associate professor of psychology who has worked at Penn College since 1984, and June Kilgus Zimmerman, a part-time sociology faculty …

Michael A. Cramer proudly displays his artistry in the Avco-Lycoming Metal Trades Center. The headdress took about a month to complete ... ... with painstaking detail that confirms the work involved.
Welding Student Takes Scrap Metal From Dumpster to Dazzling Published 12.15.2014 News Welding & Metal Fabrication Student News Faculty & Staff Industrial, Computing & Engineering Technologies News Home Page contents Inspired by a picture and encouraged by a faculty mentor, a first-year welding and fabrication engineering technology major has replicated a Native American headdress with impressive intricacy and realism. Michael A. Cramer, of Mahaffey, a student in Michael K. Patterson's Oxy-Fuel Welding and …

Pennsylvania College of Technology wrestlers gained some valuable experience while competing in the Penn State Nittany Lion Open and its men’s and women’s basketball teams split in action through Saturday. Wrestling Four Penn College wrestlers posted at least one win on Dec. 7 in the Nittany Lion Open.
Four Penn College Wrestlers Get Wins at Nittany Lion Open Published 12.14.2014 News Athletics Wildcat Weekly Home Page contents Pennsylvania College of Technology wrestlers gained some valuable experience while competing in the Penn State Nittany Lion Open and its men’s and women’s basketball teams split in action through Saturday. Wrestling Four Penn College wrestlers posted at least one win on Dec. 7 in the Nittany Lion Open. Going 1-2 against some of the best wrestlers in the East were Wildcats Slade …

Two Austrian students spending a semester exchange at Pennsylvania College of Technology will return with valuable perspectives from their months in the Keystone State. “Our experience here showed us that it is important to be open to other cultures, other points of view and other opinions,” said Katharina M. Sutter.
Students From Austria Study Semester of Business at Penn College Published 12.12.2014 News Student News Accounting & Business Administration Business, Arts & Sciences Business & Hospitality Home Page contents Two Austrian students spending a semester exchange at Pennsylvania College of Technology will return with valuable perspectives from their months in the Keystone State. “Our experience here showed us that it is important to be open to other cultures, other points of view and other opinions,” said …