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Penn College NOW - Dual Enrollment
PC NOW
 

            The Montgomery Area School District takes great pride in the relationship it has developed with the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, PA.  As the curriculum evolves for our students pursuing tech prep education, we continually turn to the college for guidance in this area.  After much discussion with the college and our staff, the decision was reached to offer more dual enrollment courses in the technology arena.  These courses are offered through a program that is grant supported at the college level called Penn College NOW.  Students enrolled in Penn College NOW courses have the capacity to earn high school as well as postsecondary credit if they satisfactorily complete the course and Penn College assessments.  The cost to the student is $20 per credit and is available only to juniors and seniors.  Students may also choose to take the courses only for high school credit at no out of pocket expense.  Penn College NOW courses for the 2011-2012 school year include the following:

 

Construction Hand & Power Tools – This course includes a survey of hand and power tools typically used to perform construction work.  Emphasis is on the development of skills needed to effectively perform layout, measurement, cutting, fastening and finishing operations.  Study also includes maintenance of tools and equipment, safe use of hand and power tools, and emerging tool technology.  Students have the capacity to earn one post secondary credit for successful completion of this course (amount determined by Penn College).

 

Auto CAD (Computer Assisted Drafting) – This Penn College NOW course covers basic to advanced 2D CAD topics.  Included are draw and modify commands, drawing management topics, geometric construction procedures, accuracy features, view management, dimension applications, plotting techniques, use of layouts and viewports, external reference file and symbol applications, attributes, tolerencing, introduction to 3D applications, and productivity skills.  Students have the capacity to earn 3 postsecondary credits for successful completion of this course (amount to be determined by Penn College).
 
Information, Technology, & Society - This Penn College Now course provides an introduction to the basic concepts and applications of computer and internet-related information technology and its impacts on individual users, businesses, groups, organizations, and society.  Topics include access, evaluation, and use of digital information, ethical and security implications of information use and storage; human-computer interactions: social aspects of information systems; economic and legal issues; and professional presentation and communication of information.  Information literacy skills that promote lifelong learning are developed through exposure to various existing and emerging technologies, including information resources, communication resources, communication methods and technology.  Students have the capacity to earn three postsecondary credits for successful completion of this course (amount determined by Penn College).