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Pennsylvania College of Technology

Pennsylvania College of Technology


Official telephone: (570) 326-3761
Toll-free telephone: (800) 367-9222
Fax number: (570) 327-4503
Website: www.pct.edu
Screen last updated on: September 2006
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-August and early January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: computer information technology, graphic design, business administration
Majors with the lowest enrollment: applied health studies, dental hygiene, culinary art technology
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 66%
Student:Faculty ratio: 19:1
Total faculty: 306 men, 185 women
Full-time faculty: 206 men, 77 women
Part-time faculty: 100 men, 108 women
Graduation rate: 46% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
dual degrees, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Cooperative education programs:
health professions, technologies, vocational arts
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Army ROTC: offered off-campus Bucknell University
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting Assistant/Clerk
  • Accounting Specialist
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Administrative Medical Assistant
  • Administrative Office Specialist
  • Administrative Secretarial
  • Advertising Art
  • Advertising Design
  • Air Conditioning/Heating/Ventilation
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Airframe/Powerplant
  • Architectural Drafting/Design
  • Architectural Engineering Technology
  • Architectural Technology
  • Architecture
  • Art/Advertising Design
  • Automated Manufacturing Technology
  • Automotive Body Repair/Painting
  • Automotive Diesel Truck Technology
  • Automotive Engineering Technology
  • Automotive Mechanics Technician/Toyota T-TEN
  • Automotive Parts Management
  • Automotive Service Technician/Ford ASSET
  • Automotive Service Technology
  • Automotive Service/Sales and Marketing
  • Automotive Technical Services/Auto Body Repair
  • Automotive Technology
  • Automotive Technology/Ford ASSET
  • Aviation Maintenance Technology
  • Aviation Technology
  • Avionics Maintenance Technology
  • Baking
  • Baking/Pastry
  • Baking/Pastry Arts
  • Banking
  • Behavioral/Social Science
  • Biblical Literature
  • Broadcast Communications
  • Broadcasting
  • Building Construction Technology
  • Building Trades
  • Business Administration
  • Business Management
  • Business/Office Administration
  • CADD Technology
  • Child Learning/Development/K-8
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Clinical Lab Sciences
  • Collision Repair Technology
  • Communications/Mass Media
  • Computer Accounting Technology
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Information Science
  • Computer Information Services
  • Computer Networking
  • Computer Science
  • Computer-Aided Drafting Technology
  • Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Technology
  • Construction/Architectural Engineering Technology
  • Culinary Arts
  • Culinary Arts Technology
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Diesel Technology
  • Early Childhood
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Electrical Engineering Technology
  • Electrical Power Generation Technology
  • Electrical Technology
  • Electromechanical Maintenance Technology
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Technology
  • Engineering Physics
  • English as a Second Language
  • Environmental Control/Protection Technology
  • Environmental Engineering Technology
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental Technology
  • Executive Secretarial Sciences
  • Fitness Specialist
  • Floral Design/Interior Plantscape
  • Forest Technology
  • General Liberal Studies
  • General Studies
  • Graphic Arts/Advertising Technology
  • Graphic Arts/Printing
  • Graphic Communications
  • Graphic/Printing Production
  • Health Arts
  • Health Care Professions
  • Health Information Technology
  • Heating/Air Conditioning
  • Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning Technology
  • Heavy Construction Equipment Technology
  • Heavy Equipment/Truck/Diesel
  • Horticulture Technology/Floriculture
  • Horticulture/Landscape Technology
  • Hospitality Management
  • Human Services
  • Human Services/Developmental Disabilities Specialist
  • Human Services/Education/Public Policy
  • HVACR
  • Individualized Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Information Technology for Administration Professionals
  • Information/Computer Security
  • Landscape/Nursery Technology
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Machine Tool Technology
  • Machinist Technology
  • Manufacturing Engineer
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology
  • Mass Media Communications
  • Nursing
  • Nursing/Advanced Standing
  • Occupational Therapist Assistant
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy Assistant
  • Office Administration/Executive
  • Office Administration/Legal
  • Office Information Technology
  • Office Systems Management
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • Paralegal
  • Paralegal/Legal Assistance
  • Paralegal/Legal Assistant
  • Paramedic
  • Paramedic Technology
  • Physical Fitness Specialist
  • Plastic Technology
  • Plastics/Polymer Technology
  • Police Science/Administration
  • Practical Nursing
  • Pre-Dental Hygiene
  • Printing Production
  • Radiography
  • Recreation
  • Respiratory Therapy Technology
  • Retail/Merchandising Management
  • Sales
  • Secretarial Science Studies/Office Administration
  • Secretarial Science/Medical
  • Surgical Technology
  • Surveying Engineering Technology
  • Surveying Technology
  • Technical Nursing
  • TESOL
  • Toolmaking Technology
  • Transmission/Distribution Technology
  • Turfgrass Management
  • Vegetarian/Vegan Culinary Arts
  • Welding Technology
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Administration
  • Administrative Data Processing
  • Administrative Information Systems
  • Administrative Mathematics
  • Advertising Design
  • Advertising/Graphic Design
  • Allied Health
  • Allied Health Administration
  • Applied Art/Design
  • Applied Computer Science
  • Applied Health Studies
  • Applied Human Services
  • Automotive Technology Management
  • Aviation
  • Aviation Maintenance
  • Aviation Maintenance Management
  • Aviation Maintenance Technology
  • Banking/Finance
  • Building Automation Technology
  • Business Administration
  • Business Administration/Accounting
  • Business Administration/Administration
  • Business Administration/Management Information Systems
  • Business Administration/Marketing
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Computer Information Sciences
  • Computer Information/Systems Management
  • Computer-Aided Product Design
  • Construction
  • Construction Management
  • Culinary Arts
  • Culinary Arts and Systems
  • Culinary Arts Management
  • Culinary Arts/Food Services
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Electronic Engineering Technology
  • Electronics Engineering Technology
  • Electronics Technology
  • Environmental Engineering Science
  • Environmental Management
  • Environmental Resource Management
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Technology
  • Environmental Technology Management
  • Floriculture/Ornamental Horticulture
  • Graphic Communications Management
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Arts
  • Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning Technology
  • Human Services
  • Information Technology
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology
  • Mass Communication
  • Nursing
  • Nursing/R.N.
  • Paralegal
  • Physician Assistant
  • Plastics Engineering Technology
  • Plastics/Polymer Engineering Technology
  • Residential Construction Technology/Management
  • Technology Management
  • Welding Engineering Technology
  • Welding/Fabrication Engineering Technology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • placement for relevant military experience
  • placement for relevant life experience
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate