Butler County Community College Explained

Butler County Community College
Motto:	"The Smart Place to Start"
Established:	1965^[1]
Faculty:	309
President:	Megan M. Coval (interim)
Students:	1,967 full-time, 1,689 part-time
Country:	United States
Campus:	323acres
Colors:	Navy Blue and White
Mascot:	Pioneers
Other Name:	BC3
Affiliations:	Butler County Vo-Tech./Butler School District

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. Over 100,000 students have attended.^[2]

Locations

Main campus in Butler Township^[3]
BC3 @ Cranberry in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
BC3 @ Lawrence Crossing in New Castle, Pennsylvania
BC3 @ Linden Pointe in Hermitage, Pennsylvania
BC3 @ Brockway in Brockway, Pennsylvania
BC3 @ Armstrong in Ford City, Pennsylvania

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.^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

Academics

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:^[7]

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
American Association of Medical Assistants

Notable alumni

Timothy L. Pesci (A.S. 1972) – Pennsylvania State Representative 1989–2000^[8]

External links

Official website

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Notes and References

Web site: Getting Help . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527190621/http://www.bc3.edu/humanresources/pdf/safety.pdf . May 27, 2010.
Web site: Welcome to BC3. Butler County Community College. 2008-01-29.
Web site: Butler Township Zoning District Map. Butler Township. 2024-07-14. B.C.C. College.
News: October 8, 2010 . BC3 expands into 11 more counties in PA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101120035604/http://www.bc3.edu/news/pdf/NEw/BC3%20expands%20into%2011%20more%20counties%20in%20PA.pdf . November 20, 2010 . Butler Eagle.
Web site: Statewide Strategy . https://web.archive.org/web/20101120035311/http://www.bc3.edu/news/pdf/NEw/BC3%20expands%20into%2011%20more%20counties%20in%20PA%202.pdf . November 20, 2010.
Web site: 28 September 2021. Butler Radio. live. 2021-11-09. butlerradio.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20211109233528/https://butlerradio.com/bc3-breaks-ground-on-new-armstrong-facility/ . 2021-11-09 .
Web site: BC3 Accreditations. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150818022300/http://www.bc3.edu:80/about/accreditations.html . 2015-08-18 .
Web site: Timothy L. Pesci (Democrat). Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. https://web.archive.org/web/20000307082143/http://www.house.state.pa.us/members/districts/060/060.htm. 2000-03-07. dead.