The 2026 Merit Badge College is offering 20 different Merit Badges on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at Penn College of Technology. Registration opens at 7:30 am.  There are three periods starting at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m. Some badges can be completed in one period, while others require multiple periods to finish (if all Be Prepared requirements are completed in advance).

The registration fee of $50 covers lunch for the Scout, MB session materials, and a patch.

Merit Badges offered are: American Labor,  Architecture, Artificial Intelligence (2 periods required), Chemistry, Composite Materials, Cybersecurity (2 periods required), Dentistry, Digital Technology, Electricity (2 periods required), Electronics (2 periods required), Fingerprinting, Graphic Arts, Landscape Architecture (2 periods required), Metalwork (must take ALL 3 periods),  Plumbing (2 periods required), Programming (2 periods required), Search and Rescue (must take ALL 3 periods) , Soil and Water Conservation, Sustainability (2 periods required), Welding (must take ALL 3 periods). 

One merit badges has a minimum age of 14 - Metalwork.

Important information with more details for selecting and preparing for MBs can be found in the two downloadable documents that can be found on this page (shown as attachments) - 1) Schedule of classes and 2) For each MB, the Be Prepared requirements (homework) and special instructions. Scouts are strongly encouraged to review the Be Prepared requirements before signing up for MBs to understand the work they must complete before attending the event.