Pennsylvania College Of Technology - Penn Tech

Pennsylvania College of Technology, also known officially as Penn College, or casually as "Penn Tech" by locals, is a public college located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, affiliated with The Pennsylvania State University. As an applied technology college, the school offers certificate, associate, and baccalaureate degree programs in more than 100 fields of study. The college's student body is 64% male and 86% are full-time.

Accreditation

Pennsylvania College of Technology is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education and the Commission on Recognition and Postsecondary Accreditation.

History

The school began in 1914 as an adult education and training facility at Williamsport High School. It grew into the Williamsport Technical Institute in 1941. During World War II, the school operated 24 hours per day, providing war production training to help meet defense industry needs. Additionally, both during and after the war, the institute provided training and retraining for disabled veterans. In 1965, the Williamsport Area Community College (WACC) was founded, succeeding the former technical institute. It continued providing technical training for residents of northern Pennsylvania. In 1989, the college became a special mission affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University and changed its name to Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Campuses

In addition to the main campus in Williamsport, Penn College operates four satellite campuses situated around the West Branch Susquehanna River and northern tier of Pennsylvania.

• The Kathryn Wentzel Lumley Aviation Center, located approximately 7 miles east at the Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville, opened in 1993. It provides several FAA and Transport certified repair and maintenance programs.
• The Herman T. Schneebeli Earth Science Center, located 12 miles south in Allenwood, offers programs such as landscape/horticulture, diesel & heavy equipment technology, heavy equipment operation, power generation, and forestry.
• The Advanced Automotive Technology Center is located approximately three miles west of the Penn College main campus. Students at this campus study topics such as alternative-powered vehicles and motorsports.
• Penn College at Wellsboro is located in North Central Pennsylvania in the Wellsboro Area School District Administration Building.It serves the Northern Tier (Pennsylvania) communities by providing business and industry training programs as well as noncredit personal and professional development.

Academic Schools

• School of Business & Hospitality
• School of Construction & Design Technologies
• School of Health Sciences
• School of Industrial, Computing & Engineering Technologies
• School of Sciences, Humanities & Visual Communications
• School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies

Academic Majors

Penn College offers more than 100 bachelor, associate, and certificate majors in careers ranging from manufacturing, design, transportation, and construction to hospitality, health, business, and natural resources.

Clubs and Student Organizations

More than 60 student organizations are recognized at Penn College, many of which are student chapters of professional societies. Student Government Association serves as the students' democratic voice on campus. Wildcat Events Board works to bring many activities to the college.

Greek Life

Penn College currently recognizes three fraternities: Sigma Pi, Omega Delta Sigma, and Phi Mu Delta.

Athletics

Penn College teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Wildcats are a member of the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) as of the 2013-14 academic season. They are also members of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), the Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC), US Collegiate Archery (USCA), the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) and the Mid Atlantic Men's Club Volleyball Conference (MACVC). Men's sports include archery, baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and wrestling. Women's sports include archery, basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. The college also sponsors club sports including bowling, dancing, martial arts, men's lacrosse, men's volleyball and powerlifting.

Significant Athletic Achievements

• Baseball: 2015 NEAC champions. The program has had 10 conference championships and nine All-Americans.
• Golf: sixth at NEAC championship and 10th at 2015 USCAA]] national tournament. Two golfers won All-NEAC honors.
• Five consecutive PSUAC Chancellor's Cups (2009-2013).
• 130 All-American selections.
• 23 PSUAC Championships since 2005.
• Archery: finished third overall (2015 U.S. Outdoor Collegiate National Championships) with three individual first-place finishes. The program has had 76 All-Americans.

Le Jeune Chef Restaurant

In addition to other campus dining units, Penn College has a casual fine-dining restaurant named "Le Jeune Chef." The restaurant serves as a training facility for students in the School of Business & Hospitality during service hours.

On-Campus Housing

Penn College has three residence hall complexes, each comprising several buildings:

• Rose Street Commons
• Campus View Apartments
• The Village at Penn College

Notable alumni

• Julie Leonard, a retired mathematics teacher from 1978-2012, now runs an online business called MathWorksheetsLand.com.
• Jake Corman, Pennsylvania State Senator (R-PA, 34th senatorial district).
• Tom Marino, U.S. Representative (R-PA, 10th district)
• Gary Haluska, PA Representative (D-PA, 73rd district)
• Bobby Laurie, travel correspondent, TV host, journalist

References

External links

• Pennsylvania College of Technology website