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PHOTO PROVIDED Larry A. Ward, responsible for the largest alumni gift in Pennsylvania College of Technology history, speaks during the April 27 dedication of the advanced manufacturing facility named in his honor. Ward donated more than $1 million to upgrade the instructional space at his alma mater, explaining, âI knew from my experience that Penn College students were hands-on and loved figuring out how to make things work better.â
WILLIAMSPORT An alumnus’ investment in the next generation of innovators, the literal future of American manufacturing, was spotlighted during the April 27 dedication of the Larry A. Ward Machining Technologies Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
From Staff Reports
WILLIAMSPORT-PPL Electric Utilities is donating $8,000 through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program to Pennsylvania College of Technology in support of Penn College NOW, a dual enrollment program.
The Penn College Foundation is approved as an Educational Improvement Organization under the EITC program administered by the state Department of Community & Economic Development.
PPL has been a Penn College EITC partner since 2012 and has provided financial support to the college or its predecessor institution, Williamsport Area Community College, since 1985.
Penn College NOW enables academically qualified high school and career technology center students to take tuition-free courses for college credit. Last year, 1,700 students earned more than 6,800 credits valued at more than $3.8 million through Penn College NOW.
Williamsport, Pa. â PPL Electric Utilities has donated $8,000 to the Penn College NOW dual enrollment program at the Pennsylvania College of Technology. The donation is being made through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC).
Penn College NOW enables academically qualified high school and career technology center students to take tuition-free courses for college credit. Last year, 1,700 students earned more than 6,800 credits valued at more than $3.8 million through Penn College NOW.
âPPL is a longtime supporter of hands-on technology education, and this most recent gift continues to exemplify that commitment,â said Elizabeth A. Biddle, director of corporate relations for Penn College. âWe thank PPL for the generous support to help deliver a program that engages high school students in education that leads to viable and successful careers in a variety of industries.â