I came to this college with already 3 years of vocational experience in my major and 2 years of work experience. Starting my first class year I was already learning things that I have never knew before or we went into more depth on those fuzzy subjects that never really stuck. Now being 2 years into my degree I'm constantly learning new things. I'm a Manufacturing Engineering student and I just finished a robotics class this past semester, we got to use, program, and design the brand new robots and robotic cells. Its incredible!
Do you enjoy the experience at your school?
Besides this past weekend, because of a Family Reunion, I haven't gone home in over 4 months, including these past summer months. There is so much to do here at Penn College its almost upsetting that I can't do everything that comes up on my calendar. Student Activities has events for almost every single day of the year. There are over 50 organizations, from major related, to religion based, to just hobbies, and even fraternities and sororities, that all do events on campus for the Penn College body and personal activities too. There is a ton of stuff to do here.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
The price is a little expensive for my personal taste but with the amazing atmosphere the faculty and staff produce, the up to date technology, the laundry list of organizations and events, I have come to the conclusion that this education and my time is worth every penny and moment that I spend here.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Some of my tips would be to get involved in an organization as soon as you can. It helps you learn how the college operates, meet new people quickly, it all looks good on resumes, and it's a lot of fun! Another is don't go home every weekend, your missing out on your college experience. At the point that you do go home every weekend you are just paying for an education instead of the life experience that being at college has to offer.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
Anyone who has likes a hands one style of learning, or wants to work with the most updated technology in the industry. Penn College is a special mission affiliate of Penn State, like Hersey's Medical School. Penn College is a Penn State Technology School but is a different entity from Penn State. The college keeps everything in their labs updated constantly, and even updates the buildings and lab areas constantly. The masonry lab is a brand new facility on the north side of the campus and the welding lab was just renovated in August 2010.
I came to this college with already 3 years of vocational experience in my major and 2 years of work experience. Starting my first class year I was already learning things that I have never knew before or we went into more depth on those fuzzy subjects that never really stuck. Now being 2 years into my degree I'm constantly learning new things. I'm a Manufacturing Engineering student and I just finished a robotics class this past semester, we got to use, program, and design the brand new robots and robotic cells. Its incredible!
Besides this past weekend, because of a Family Reunion, I haven't gone home in over 4 months, including these past summer months. There is so much to do here at Penn College its almost upsetting that I can't do everything that comes up on my calendar. Student Activities has events for almost every single day of the year. There are over 50 organizations, from major related, to religion based, to just hobbies, and even fraternities and sororities, that all do events on campus for the Penn College body and personal activities too. There is a ton of stuff to do here.
The price is a little expensive for my personal taste but with the amazing atmosphere the faculty and staff produce, the up to date technology, the laundry list of organizations and events, I have come to the conclusion that this education and my time is worth every penny and moment that I spend here.
Some of my tips would be to get involved in an organization as soon as you can. It helps you learn how the college operates, meet new people quickly, it all looks good on resumes, and it's a lot of fun! Another is don't go home every weekend, your missing out on your college experience. At the point that you do go home every weekend you are just paying for an education instead of the life experience that being at college has to offer.
Anyone who has likes a hands one style of learning, or wants to work with the most updated technology in the industry. Penn College is a special mission affiliate of Penn State, like Hersey's Medical School. Penn College is a Penn State Technology School but is a different entity from Penn State. The college keeps everything in their labs updated constantly, and even updates the buildings and lab areas constantly. The masonry lab is a brand new facility on the north side of the campus and the welding lab was just renovated in August 2010.