Portrait of Taygen Hill

BC3 @ Armstrong student praises BC3’s ranking as No. 1 community college in state

September 22, 2025

(Ford City, PA) Taygen Hill, 19, a Vandergrift resident and part-time employee at a home improvement store in Kittanning, said Butler County Community College’s ranking as the No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania informed her decision to choose...

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2024  All Pennsylvania Academic Team

2 BC3 students make All-PA Academic Team

March 28, 2024

(Butler, PA) Butler County Community College students pursuing futures as an adolescent therapist and as a business owner have been recognized for their achievements in academics and for their dedication to BC3 and will receive full-tuition scholarships...

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portrait images side by side of the selected students for Coca Cola scholarships

2 BC3 students among 19% in U.S. picked for Coca-Cola scholarships

October 4, 2023

(Butler, PA) One day, Mya Slomers said, she wants to comfort surgical patients before they receive anesthesia and one day, Bailey Bevington said, she wants to counsel children as they discuss having been abused.

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Armstrong Ribbon Cutting

BC3 @ Armstrong ceremony “A day to remember Jeff”

April 18, 2023

“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.” (Ford City, PA) The eyes of his daughter, he who died at age 58 seven months earlier, welled with tears as she spoke the Greek proverb.

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This is a photo of two students taking their midterms in a classroom.

BC3 @ Armstrong’s move to $6.5M Ford City facility days away

March 9, 2023

(Manor Township, PA) Faculty member Karlee Holmes’ midterm exam asked a question about cellular respiration.

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two bc3 student portraits side by side

2 BC3 students selected to All-PA Academic Team

February 17, 2021

(Butler, PA) A Butler County Community College student who wants to teach children about the alphabet, shapes and colors, and another whose goal is to help adults manage mental health challenges will receive full tuition scholarships toward completing...

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