PHOTO PROVIDED A student in a Pennsylvania College of Technology anatomy and physiology class adds labels to a kidney model. Before the Fall 2025 semester starts, the college will host a free two-week program for 15 first-year students taking anatomy and physiology and other prerequisite classes for nursing and health sciences majors at the college.

WILLIAMSPORT — Before the Fall 2025 semester begins, Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Nursing & Health Sciences will welcome a select group of incoming students to participate in a two-week “Pre-Health Plunge” designed to prepare them for prerequisite coursework.

Made possible through a gift from AllOne Charities, the pilot program is open to students planning to enter their pre-program semester in a nursing or other health science major at the college in August.

Several of the academic programs offered by Penn College’s School of Nursing & Health Sciences include one or two pre-program semesters before students are fully accepted into their desired major. Selection requirements include successful completion of several general education courses, including human anatomy and physiology.

The program, offered free to participants, focuses on academically preparing students for their human anatomy and physiology courses and introduces the students to support services on campus.

The students will also learn time management and study skills, visit area health care partners, take part in evening and weekend social activities led by current nursing and health sciences students, and get familiar with life on campus.

“We are incredibly grateful to AllOne Charities for their generous gift, which allows us to offer the Pre-Health Plunge program at no cost to 15 pre-Nursing & Health Sciences students,” said Valerie A. Myers, dean of the School of Nursing & Health Sciences at Penn College. “This program is a unique opportunity for students to build confidence, develop essential academic and professional skills, and form lasting connections with peers, faculty, staff and area health care professionals. We’re excited to support their journey and help lay a strong foundation for success in their health care education.”

“AllOne Charities is committed to supporting innovative programs that strengthen the future of our region’s health care workforce,” said John W. Cosgrove, CEO of AllOne Foundation & Charities. “The Pre-Health Plunge at Penn College provides students with early, hands-on preparation and critical academic support that can make a lasting difference in their success. We are proud to invest in this initiative and in the students who will go on to care for our communities.”

To learn more about Penn College’s nursing and health sciences degrees, call 570-327-419 or visit www.pct.edu/nhs.

For information about Penn College, a national leader in applied technology education, visit www.pct.edu, email admissions@pct.edu or call toll-free 800-367-9222.