02/24/2023 11:18:23 AMWoman avoids 4-hour round-trip commute while pursuing associate degree(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 an academic consortium that recognizes her commitment to learning.Butler County Community College student Alexis Krug, of St. Marys, is shown Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in the 28-foot-long camper in which she stays near BC3’s main campus in Butler Township while attending the college’s physical therapist assistant program. Krug has earned a 4.0 grade-point average and has received a $500 scholarship from an academic consortium that recognizes her commitment to learning.Year in Review 2023