Shaffer School of Nursing & Allied Health Division

BC3 Health Care Programs provide clinically-based learning experiences that prepare graduates for employment in numerous settings.

Contact Admissions Request Information Concordia Tuition Assistance

Apply To a Health Care Program

Career Programs

The following 2-year programs enable students to develop the technical and professional skills necessary to start a career upon graduation:

Health Care Science, A.A.S.
Nursing, R.N. - BC3 LPN to R.N. Track, A.A.S.
Nursing, R.N., A.A.S.
- From 2014-2015, 86.49% of NCLEX test takers who graduated from BC3’s Nursing, R.N. program passed the test on the first time.
Physical Therapist Assistant, A.A.S.
Technical Trades - Massage Therapy Management Option, A.A.S.

Certificates

The following certificate programs can be completed within a year and provide students with a foundation or expand their knowledge base.

*Workplace Certificate - Specific skill development for a particular profession

Nursing & Allied Health Faculty

Bronder, Jessica MSN, RN - Nursing
jessica.bronder@bc3.edu

Darrington, Heather MSN, RN – Nursing
heather.darrington@bc3.edu

Drane, Sarah – Nursing
sarah.drane@bc3.edu

Esplen, Ashlee PTA, MS, CMT - Physical Therapist Assistant, Coordinator Massage Therapy Program
ashlee.esplen@bc3.edu

Gillespie, Amanda MSN, RN - Nursing
amanda.gillespie@bc3.edu

Griffie, Melissa MSN, RN - Nursing
melissa.griffie@bc3.edu

Guadagno, Brittany BSN, RN - Nursing
brittany.guadagno@bc3.edu

Haberman, Kimberly MSN, RN - Nursing
kimberly.haberman@bc3.edu

Kenny, Kristine MSN, RN - Nursing
kristine.kenny@bc3.edu

Kruger, Randall DPT - Program Director Physical Therapist Assistant
randy.kruger@bc3.edu

Ratti, Diane MSN, RN, CRNP - Nursing
diane.ratti@bc3.edu

Rock, Michelle BSN, RN - Nursing
michelle.rock@bc3.edu

Schlott, Aaron – Medical Coding Instructor
aaron.schlott@bc3.edu

Stahlman, Jessica Medical Coding and Billing Specialist
jessica.stahlman@bc3.edu

Wolfrum, Lorraine - Nursing
lorraine.wolfrum@bc3.edu

Accreditations

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
The Associate Degree RN program at Butler County Community College at the Butler Campus located in Butler Pennsylvania and the Associate Degree RN program at the Brockway Instructional Site in Brockway, PA is accredited by the: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000, www.acenursing.org. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN board of Commissioners for the Associate Degree Nursing Program is Continuing Accreditation.

Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
The Physical Therapist Assistant program at Butler County Community College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org.

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
The BC3 Medical Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE).