Butler County Community College

Coordinates: 40°49′47″N 79°54′43″W / 40.8297°N 79.9120°W / 40.8297; -79.9120
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Butler County Community College
Other name
BC3
Motto"The Smart Place to Start"
TypeCommunity College
Established1965[1]
PresidentNicholas C. Neupauer
Academic staff
309
Students1,967 full time
1,689 part time
Location, ,
United States
Campus323 acres (131 ha)
ColorsNavy Blue and White    
AffiliationsButler County Vo-Tech./Butler School District
MascotPioneers
Websitewww.bc3.edu

Butler County Community College (BC3) is a public community college in Butler Township, Pennsylvania. It also offers courses in Cranberry Township, as well as in Lawrence, Mercer, and Jefferson counties. More recently the college has begun to offer online classes. Over 100,000 students have attended.[2] The college's main campus is easily accessed from PA Route 8 via Decatur Drive or Vogel and Old Plank Roads.

Locations[edit]

  • BC3 Main Campus – Butler, PA (Butler County)
  • BC3 @ Cranberry – Cranberry Township, PA. (Butler County)
  • BC3 @ Lawrence Crossing – New Castle, PA (Lawrence County)
  • BC3 @ Linden Pointe – Hermitage, PA (Mercer County)
  • BC3 @ Brockway– Brockway, PA (Jefferson County)
  • BC3 @ Armstrong - Ford City, PA (Armstrong County)

Students are able to take courses at multiple campuses if convenient. The 2011 spring semester is the first semester that the Upper Allegheny campus(es) offered courses. In September 2021, college administrators broke ground on a new campus facility in Ford City.[3][4][5]

Academics[edit]

BC3 offers certificates and 2-year degrees in the fields of business, nursing and health, humanities and social sciences, and science and technology.

The college is institutionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Specific programs are accredited by:[6]

Notable alumni[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.bc3.edu/humanresources/pdf/safety.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Welcome to BC3". Butler County Community College. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  3. ^ http://www.bc3.edu/news/pdf/NEw/BC3%20expands%20into%2011%20more%20counties%20in%20PA.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ http://www.bc3.edu/news/pdf/NEw/BC3%20expands%20into%2011%20more%20counties%20in%20PA%202.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "Butler Radio". butlerradio.com. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  6. ^ "BC3 Accreditations". Archived from the original on 2015-08-18.
  7. ^ "Timothy L. Pesci (Democrat)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2000-03-07.

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