On Tuesday, March 10, PA College leadership learned that a member of the College Community had been exposed to COVID-19. In an abundance of caution and to proactively protect the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff, College Leadership made the decision to close the campus and move all classroom instruction online.
At this time, courses will continue online for the rest of the semester and the campus will remain closed until further notice. However, this is a quickly evolving situation and one that we will continue to monitor closely. Updates will be posted here, as appropriate. All events scheduled to happen on the PA College campus during the closure have been canceled.
Until the College resumes normal operations, all College offices are operating remotely to the greatest degree possible. Appointments scheduled with Admissions Counselors or Academic Advisors will take place via video or phone calls. Other PA College faculty and staff can be reached by phone or email. While there may be some delay in correspondence, our goal is to maintain as close to normal operations as possible.
As always, the best course to curb the spread of the coronavirus remains good personal hygiene – frequently wash your hands with hot water and soap for at least 20 seconds, cough or sneeze into a tissue or your elbow, and stay home if you are sick.
If you have any questions, you may contact us or email covid19@PAcollege.edu. While we know this situation is not ideal, please know that we are doing all we can to keep our students and employees safe while minimizing the disruption to our students and their education.
Calvin Martin grew up on a dairy farm near Bowmansville, PA, spending his youth milking cows and operating tractors. He recalls that at around five years old, he already wanted to know what makes a car drive. That curiosity about how things work stayed with him and ultimately prompted his study of health care and the human body. After teaching a variety of subjects to middle school students for nine years, Calvin completed the Paramedic program at PA College in 2016 and began working as a full-time medic. “I enjoy the variety of emergencies we encounter. I also love the challenge that comes with being one of the most advanced providers in the prehospital setting,” Calvin shares.
Three-time alumnus Mike Vogel embodies the PA College commitment to life-long learning. After graduating from our Nuclear Medicine Technology certificate program in 2012, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in this discipline from York College of Pennsylvania. He later returned to PA College to complete studies in CT (2015) and MRI (2019). “The hands-on clinical experience I gained throughout my time at PA College has allowed me to tackle any challenge that is thrown at me. Having a strong base knowledge of Nuclear Medicine has set the foundation for all of the career challenges that I have faced,” shares Mike.