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PITTSTON: Students and teachers who connect learning with real work experiences will be featured in a new series premiering this month on public television.&#8220;Working Class&#8221; will encourage viewers to make an impact in the world by pursuing careers that reflect their personal talents and interests. The first episode in the series, which is produced by Pennsylvania College of Technology in partnership with WVIA Public Media, will premiere at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26, on WVIA.Following the broadcast premiere, series content also will be shared via the Penn College and WVIA websites and on YouTube. Viewers also may follow the series on Facebook and Twitter.The first episode of the new series, &#8220;Working Class: Dream and Do,&#8221; explores careers related to design. Viewers will learn more about the past, present and future of design from Leonardo da Vinci to modern advances impacting design, such as 3-D printing.Future &#8220;Working Class&#8221; episodes will relate to careers in natural resources, energy and sustainability (episode two); computers, electronics and information technology (episode three); automotive technology, collision repair, automotive restoration, aviation, diesel and heavy equipment technology (episode four); engineering technologies, manufacturing and construction (episode five); business, health, human and legal services (episode six).A blog, which expands upon the series content and addresses a variety of issues related to career awareness and education, and other details will be available at a website &#8211; http://workingclass.tv &#8211; that will launch in conjunction with the broadcast premiere.For more about Penn College, a national leader in applied technology education, visit www.pct.edu.

New Penn College/WVIA TV series connects education and careers