<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/bc3-student-with-4-0-gpa-receives-1500-scholarship.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>10/29/2025 12:09:48 PM</pubDate><title>BC3 student with 4.0 GPA receives $1,500 scholarship</title><subtitle>Award to help Ellwood City resident’s goal of becoming CPA</subtitle><description>(Butler, PA) The academic achievements of a 24-year-old Ellwood City resident and Butler County Community College student with a 4.0 grade-point average have been recognized with a $1,500 scholarship from the Pennsylvania Certified Public Accountant Foundation, Philadelphia.</description><author/><image-caption>Sierra Strickler, 24, of Ellwood City, a business administration student at Butler County Community College with a 4.0 grade-point average, has been selected to receive a $1,500 scholarship from the Pennsylvania Certified Public Accountant Foundation, Philadelphia. Strickler plans to graduate debt-free from BC3 in December. She is shown Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, on BC3’s main campus in Butler Township.</image-caption><tags><tag>Business &amp; IT</tag><tag>Scholarships</tag><tag>Student Success</tag></tags><image><img src="/_resources/images/newsroom/2025/bc3-strickler-sierra.jpg" alt="Image: a photo of a student in BC3's oak grove"/></image></item>