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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 ...

High school students share $1,500 for community projects

Three student teams from Lycoming County — representing Jersey Shore, Montgomery and Montoursville area high schools — will share $1,500 to implement civic-minded projects they put forward during Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Youth Leadership Program. Twenty-seven students from ...

Golf Classic raises nearly $105K for student scholarships

The 37th Annual Penn College Foundation Golf Classic, featuring eight-time PGA Tour and nine-time PGA Tour Champions winner Fred Funk, raised $104,215 for student scholarships at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Including this year’s effort, the Penn College Foundation Golf Classic ...

DAR chapter announces award winners

Each year, the Lycoming Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution presents commencement awards to area high school seniors with the highest average in American History. The Anne Perley American history award goes to a senior at Williamsport Area High School, honoring the chapter’s 4th Regent Anne Perley from Williamsport, who was also a State Regent, and a Vice President General at the national level of the society. The chapter also presents an American History award to seven other schools in the county, with the same criteria. All students receive a monetary award from the ...