Plastics Training in Pennsylvania

Free Courses

Plastics 101 is a free online course of introductory plastics training designed for individuals who are potential plastics employees, newly hired employees, personnel in support roles for plastics companies, and personnel from supporting organizations to the industry. This course covers information on polymeric materials, rheology, and various polymer processing techniques, with review questions, and should take no more than three hours to complete for the average learner.
Click here to register for Plastics 101.

Lehigh University Tutorials
The following link provides information on graduate courses, certificates, and degrees for Polymer Science and Engineering by Lehigh University. This site also includes six short tutorials from six different courses ranging from polymer synthesis to plastic part manufacturing.
http://www.lehigh.edu/~indis/ms_and_mEngi_in_poly_sci_engi.htm

Penn State Erie The Behrend College
Plastics 001 is an introductory plastics survey course that provides an introduction to the fundamentals of plastics materials and processes. The material is comprised of individual course modules for incorporation into existing courses or for use as an integral three-credit course. The course material is free and available to high schools and community colleges to create interest in the plastics industry and in careers in the plastics field.
http://www.behrend.psu.edu/academic/engineering/eLearning/Plastics001.htm

Paid Courses for Credit

Penn State Erie The Behrend College
Plastics 205 is a three-credit introductory course, designed for Web-based delivery. Credits earned can be applied to the associates or baccalaureate degree in Plastics Engineering Technology offered by Penn State Erie.

This course provides an introduction to the plastics industry including the fundamental aspects of plastic materials. Common material fabrication processes are also covered along with an overview of how the chemical structure of polymers influences their mechanical and flow properties. Students interface with their instructor using Penn State’s ANGEL content management system through e-mail, discussion boards, and chat rooms.
http://www.behrend.psu.edu/academic/engineering/eLearning/Plastics205.htm

Paid Online Courses

Plastics Manufacturing Center of Pennsylvania College of Technology Online Courses
The Plastics Manufacturing Center of Pennsylvania College of Technology is pleased to offer 25 injection molding online plastics training courses developed by A. Routsis Associates, a premier training service provider for the plastics industry. These courses are available on demand; you can take them when you're ready, starting as low as $97.
http://www.pct.edu/pmc/onlinecourses.htm

Customized Plastics Training

Plastics Manufacturing Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie

Plastics SourceNet
Pennsylvania College of Technology, One College Ave., Williamsport, PA 17701
Phone: 1-877-PENPLAS (1-877-736-7527) | Fax: 570.320.5248
E-mail: psn@pct.edu

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