Pennsylvania College of Technology

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Pennsylvania College of Technology

• Certificate Welding (48 credits of technical
  content)
• Associate Welding Technology (55 credits of
  technical content)
• Bachelor Welding and Fabrication Engineering
  Technology (86 credits of technical content)

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Enrollment Spring 2009
Penn College welding facilities are undergoing
major renovation in 2009-10.
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Weld-Ed Activities

• Career Education Pipeline Events
• PA Postsecondary Educator Meeting
• January 2009 4 of 5 PA postsecondary schools
  represented 9 attendees
• PA Welding Summit (April) 38 attendees
• Linking Perkins IV legislation with articulated
  pathways between secondary and postsecondary
  programs in PA
• Next meeting October 30, 2009

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Other Activities

• AWS Show participation
• Train the Trainer marketing site July 09
• Development of five lesson planning guides for
  middle school teachers to support Degrees that
  Work DVD on welding careers
• Leveraged funds with PA Department of Labor and
  Industry to conduct statewide skills/needs
  assessment.
• Posting welding career materials on
  www.pacareerstandards.com website