Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, PA

Quick Facts

Address: One College Avenue, Williamsport, PA, 17701

School Type: 2 and 4 Year Public College

Student Body: 4,241 Undergraduate Students

On-Campus Housing: Yes

Application Deadline: July 1

✓ Identifies & Tracks Foster Youth
✓ Specific Programming for Foster Youth
✓ Beneficial Programming for Foster Youth
✓ Year-Round Housing Available

Campus Programming

Lenfest Immensitas Scholars Program

The Lenfest Immensitas Scholars Program is funded by the Brook J. Lenfest Foundation and Philadelphia Foundation and provides room and board, books, computers, and other essentials for on-campus students who are in or aging out of foster care. Annually, ten scholars will benefit from the scholars program at Penn College, one of four Pennsylvania institutions of higher education that are partnering with the program. Additionally, the program provides a strong support system, which includes academic advising, a summer bridge program, housing and meals during school breaks, financial and money management guidance, and a designated liaison at each school.

To be eligible for the Lenfest Immensitas Scholars Program, applicants must have been served by the Philadelphia Department of Human Services at any time since age 16, earned a high school degree or GED and qualify under the Chafee federal grant program for foster care participants.

To learn how to apply and for any questions, please contact our representative: Shelley Moore, Senior Director of the Center for Career Design, at 570.320.2400 x7816 or smoore@pct.edu.

Supplemental Information

Pennsylvania College of Technology is a public college in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It is affiliated with, but a self-governing entity of, Pennsylvania State University.

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