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BC3 awards pins to Class of 2023 in practical nursing
(Butler, PA) A Butler County Community College practical nursing program reestablished in partnership with Concordia Lutheran Ministries in response to a shortage in the high-priority occupation graduated its second consecutive class Tuesday night...
BC3 names Center for Economic Education after longtime director
(Butler, PA) Butler County Community College has recognized with a named space the leader of programs that teach economic concepts to students as young as fourth-graders and who is the longest-serving employee in BC3 history.
10 BC3 students receive financial awards funded by Dept. of Defense
(Butler, PA) Butler County Community College has awarded $7,500 this fall to 10 students in programs that emphasize cybersecurity education and that have collectively grown in enrollment by 32 percent since January.
NJCAA selects 3rd, 4th BC3 All-Americans for 2nd year in row
(Butler, PA) All-American awards for two volleyball players brings to four the number earned by Butler County Community College student-athletes in 2023 and for an unprecedented second year in a row.
BC3’s College Within the High School program sets 3 records
(Butler, PA) A 26-year-old Butler County Community College program that offers qualified high school sophomores through seniors the opportunity to earn reduced-cost, transferrable college credits has set records this fall in enrollment, in seats...
BC3 R.N. students showcase research
(Butler, PA) Nearly 80 students who intend to graduate in May from Butler County Community College’s career program in registered nursing will present research findings on 18 topics to the public this week in the state-of-the-art Victor K. Phillips...
BC3 to provide 57-plus with Thanksgiving meal packages
(Butler, PA) She’ll slide the round, dark-wood table from the living room, where she and her intellectually disabled 24-year-old son will have watched the morning parades on television, into the dining room.
Former BC3 ESL student enters 2nd of college’s honor societies
(Butler, PA) An Arabic- and French-speaking Moroccan seeking to return to steel industry leadership has progressed from Butler County Community College’s adult literacy courses in English as a second language to its business management career program...
Women receive record 5 scholarships designated for BC3 student-veterans
(Brookville, PA) It’s a Saturday in October. Just before 4 a.m. Clerk Kelsey Warren has put in a 40-hour workweek at a convenience store in her hometown of Brookville.
BC3 volleyball team captures WPCC, Region 20 championships
(Butler, PA) Aryana Girvan had 18 digs and nine kills Saturday as the Butler County Community College volleyball team opened the postseason with a dual championship and is a home victory away from becoming an unprecedented third BC3 squad to reach...
BC3’s 2023 distinguished alumni dedicated to suicide prevention, marginalized groups
(Butler, PA) A Mars resident who volunteers with suicide prevention coalitions in western Pennsylvania and a Butler resident who advocates for marginalized populations in the greater Pittsburgh area will be honored Saturday as Butler County Community...
2 BC3 students among 19% in U.S. picked for Coca-Cola scholarships
(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.
BC3 earns 9th No. 1 ranking in 9 years
(Butler, PA) Butler County Community College, which this year received the largest financial gift in its history, opened two state-of-the-art learning facilities and marked the 10th anniversary of an additional location established to serve students...
Guests to be “in awe” of BC3’s newest facility
(Butler, PA) Jason Adamson and Luke Veon measured each other’s leg lengths and arm heights near parallel bars, treatment tables and a hospital bed rigged with a patient lift.
BC3 program with “phenomenal” individual attention sets fall lineup
(Butler, PA) Marcella Rogers was “mortified” on that February day when she began classes to prepare for tests to earn a commonwealth secondary school diploma.
Participation in BC3’s KEYS program expected to be at 9-year high
(Butler, PA) Her hands once cuddled her newborn.
BC3, PSU consider colocation of Mercer County sites
(Butler, PA) Executives of two institutions of higher education in Mercer County today announced the launch of a feasibility study that could result in the first Pennsylvania community college site to be located on a Penn State University Commonwealth...
BC3 praises employees for dedication to excellence
(Butler, PA) Three Butler County Community College employees were recognized Thursday for their dedication to excellence and received 2023 Above and Beyond Awards in the Succop Theater on BC3’s main campus in Butler Township.
BC3 outing draws record 128 golfers, raises $108K
(Ellwood City, PA) The Butler County Community College Education Foundation, which assists “students from all walks of life,” according to its executive director, raised $108,000 on Aug. 4 during a golf outing supported by 41 sponsors and a record...
$3M gift to BC3 largest in college history
(Butler, PA) Butler County Community College today received a $3 million gift, the largest in its 58-year history and the seventh of at least $1 million in the past nine years.
6 BC3 student-athletes repeat on NJCAA all-academic squad
(Butler, PA) Six student-athletes who helped to lead Butler County Community College athletics programs to championships or national tournament appearances in the past two years have again been recognized for their academic performances by the National...
3rd BC3 student in 3 years picked to conduct research
(Butler, PA) For the third time in three years, a Butler County Community College student has been selected from national candidates to attend a residential summer research experience funded by the National Science Foundation.
“Truly, truly amazing” BC3 @ Brockway turns 10
(Brockway, PA) Microphone in hand, 20-year-old student Jordan Miller turned from the former state senator, the business executive, the president of Butler County Community College and others seated under a canopy tent and glanced over his left shoulder...
Application deadline nears for record 155 BC3 scholarships
(Butler, PA) Six scholarships administered by the Butler County Community College Education Foundation will debut in the 2023-2024 academic year and increase to 155 the record number of named financial awards available to BC3 students, a college...
BC3 nursing student driven to succeed
(Butler, PA) Thirty-three-year-old Crawford County resident Joseph V. Geiser stayed in his midsized sedan – and more recently, in his roomier ambulance – while pursuing for three years an associate degree in Butler County Community College’s...
BC3 golfer Loughry rebounds, repeats as first-team All-American
(Chautauqua, N.Y.) Troy Loughry’s last round Friday as a Butler County Community College golfer, and in the finale of the high-stakes National Junior College Athletic Association national championship tournament, fortified his legacy as a Pioneer.
BC3 Stock Market Game attracts nearly 1,300 in Grades 4-12
(Stoneboro, PA) Ten-year-old Penn Brocklehurst kept patting the gold-colored medallion draped around his neck and under his light jacket.
BC3 @ LindenPointe graduate seeks career helping children
(Hermitage, PA) Butler County Community College’s 464-member Class of 2023 included a 20-year-old Mercer resident who graduated from BC3 @ LindenPointe with honors and from a program she chose because “I have a really big heart.”
DuBois woman, 33: “BC3 @ Brockway is such an incredible school”
(Brockway, PA) Butler County Community College’s 464-member Class of 2023 included a 33-year-old convenience store clerk who earned her first post-secondary credential at BC3 @ Brockway because, Stephanie Null said, “I need something more for...
2023 photography grad focuses on freelancing
(Cranberry Township, PA) A Canonsburg resident who experimented with a camera as a hobby during her teenage years enrolled in BC3 @ Cranberry’s associate degree career program in photography, relied on her academic training this spring when preparing...
Neshannock Township resident graduates with honors from BC3
(New Castle, PA) Seventy-five percent of Butler County Community College’s 464-member Class of 2023 graduated debt-free, including a 20-year-old Neshannock Township resident who completed the college’s most-popular transfer program with academic...
BC3 @ Brockway’s R.N. grads most senior since program addressing shortage debuted
(Brockway, PA) Graduates of a two-year career program in registered nursing at BC3 @ Brockway represent in 2023 four Pennsylvania counties, report job offers in the high-priority occupation with signing bonuses reaching $15,000 and are on average...
Record 74 earn registered nursing degrees from BC3 in 2023
(Butler, PA) For her fellow classmates graduating from Butler County Community College’s two-year career program in registered nursing, “The world is your oyster,” 25-year-old Meredith Morrison said.
Riv-Ell students pitch business plans to crowd of 25
(Ellwood City, PA) Aliya Garroway says she needs $600,000 to make her idea become a reality.
BC3 softball team wins two titles, advances to district championship on Long Island
(Saxonburg, PA) Marra Patton knocked in four runs in Game 1 and Kristen Woolstrum five in Game 2 as the Butler County Community College softball team swept Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in a best-of-3 series May 6 to win combined conference...
BC3 inducts 3 into sports hall in first ceremony since Dunaway’s passing
(Butler, PA) Butler County Community College will induct a head coach, a former head coach and a former college president into its Charles W. Dunaway Pioneer Hall of Fame on Saturday in the first ceremony since the passing of the former BC3 athletics...
Free public events showcase BC3 students’ research, talents
(Butler, PA) Students representing 10 of Butler County Community College’s 56 associate degree programs will showcase their academic research or artistic talents during free public events next week on BC3’s main campus or at BC3 @ Cranberry.
History-making BC3 men’s basketball team nets All-American
(Butler, PA) A freshman who in March helped to lead the Butler County Community College men’s basketball team to its only berth in a national championship tournament in 55 years has been named a National Junior College Athletic Association All-Amer...
BC3 @ Armstrong ceremony “A day to remember Jeff”
“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.
Community grand opening showcases new BC3 @ Armstrong facility in Ford City
(Ford City, PA) The bluish-green eyes of a college student who foresees a career in marine biology opened wide, she said, upon scanning its tan slatted wall to the right, its white geometric-shaped panels above and its asymmetrical blue chairs with...
First Grove City College students to earn R.N. degrees from BC3
(Butler, PA) The first Grove City College juniors are expected to earn an associate degree in a Butler County Community College career program that will enable them to work in the high-priority occupation of registered nurse as they complete a bachelor’s...
2 BC3 students to receive scholarships toward completing a bachelor’s degree
(Butler, PA) Two Butler County Community College students recognized by the college for academic achievements in the past three semesters will also receive full-tuition scholarships toward completing a bachelor’s degree at a Pennsylvania public...
BC3 @ Armstrong’s move to $6.5M Ford City facility days away
(Manor Township, PA) Faculty member Karlee Holmes’ midterm exam asked a question about cellular respiration.
7th-ranked BC3 men’s basketball team to battle for first national championship
(Butler, PA) The Butler County Community College men’s basketball team will compete for a national championship for the first time in the program’s 55-year history.
Symposium at BC3 on March 7 addressed addiction recovery
(Butler, PA) More than 75 people were treated for a drug overdose, then released from Butler Memorial Hospital’s emergency department in 2022, and 51 were admitted, a spokesperson said.
BC3 student who stays in camper has 4.0, earns scholarship
(Butler, PA) An Elk County resident who stays in a 28-foot-long camper near Butler County Community College’s main campus to avoid a round-trip commute of four hours as she pursues an associate degree from BC3 has received a $500 scholarship from...
BC3 women’s basketball team claims sixth WPCC crown with 30-point victory
(Butler, PA) Sophomore All-American Aslyn Pry on Saturday led the Butler County Community College women’s basketball team to the program’s sixth Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference championship in eight years and to its ninth victory by...
County health care consortium to again honor BC3 students
(Butler, PA) For the fourth time in five years, a consortium promoting the industry that employs the most workers in Butler County will honor students excelling in Butler County Community College’s most-popular career program.