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Penn College students lead in manufacturing scholarships

Pennsylvania College of Technology students received nearly a third of all scholarships from a national foundation devoted to skilled manufacturing careers. Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs — the foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International — awarded the $1,500-$2,500 scholarships to full-time undergraduate students enrolled in a certificate or degree program leading to a manufacturing career. FMA is the leading educational association for the metal processing, forming and fabricating industry. Penn College students earned 13 of the 42 NBT scholarships for ...

Grad traces new job back to previous internship

SEKISUI KYDEX and Atlantic Culinary Environments Inc. are different companies, based in different towns with different missions. But for Elijah B. Peltz, the two entities are intertwined. An internship at one helped lead to the start of his career at the other. Peltz, of Bloomsburg, recently ...

Mechatronics student receives scholarship

A Pennsylvania College of Technology student is the recipient of a scholarship from a foundation dedicated to supporting packaging and processing education throughout North America. Marissa R. Rupert, of Danville, is one of six students nationwide to receive a $5,000 PACK EXPO scholarship from the PMMI Foundation of the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. A Dean’s List student, Rupert is seeking a bachelor’s degree in automation engineering technology: mechatronics. Mechatronics refers to the integration of mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering ...

Penn College to offer new 12-month paramedic certificate

A new noncredit paramedic certificate program that will allow participants to build a diverse skill set and sit for the National Registry of EMTs’ paramedic exam — all in just one year — has been announced by Workforce Development at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Jason P. ...

Commonwealth University to offer EMT Training

LOCK HAVEN — Commonwealth University Workforce Development will offer Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training at the Bloomsburg, Lock Haven and Mansfield locations during the Fall 2023 semester. Based on active learning, student engagement, and hybrid course design concepts, the EMT “flipped classroom” serves as a course roadmap to provide a cooperative and successful learning experience. The flipped classroom model dedicates class time to resolving misconceptions through collaborative problem-solving activities, elevating knowledge into application-level tasks and skills ...