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Lycoming Engines donates aircraft engines to Penn College

WILLIAMSPORT — Longtime Pennsylvania College of Technology partner Lycoming Engines has donated 15 aircraft engines to be used for instructional purposes in the college’s aviation majors.

The donation, valued at $317,500, will benefit students enrolled in the aviation maintenance technology bachelor’s degree, the aviation technology associate degree and the aviation maintenance certificate major.

More than 100 Penn College alumni are employed by Lycoming Engines, a leading piston-engine producer for the general aviation industry that employs approximately 400 people.

The company sponsors three scholarships annually for Penn College aviation students and also provides tool donations to the college’s Baja SAE Club, which participates annually in off-road vehicle competitions nationwide.

Lycoming Engines is also a member of the college’s Visionary Society, which recognizes lifetime gifts totaling $100,000 to $499,999.

Lycoming Engines employees serve as advisory committee members at Penn College and host students on factory tours and career-related activities. The college also is designated as the authorized training center to offer hands-on Lycoming Piston Engine Service School training annually for more than 200 attendees from around the world.

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