BC3 to help adults attain diploma, increase earnings, self-esteem

09/08/2025 10:50:21 AMBC3 to help adults attain diploma, increase earnings, self-esteem“It makes their confidence rise beyond what you could imagine,” college administrator says(Butler, PA) Adults seeking to increase their earning potential or self-esteem by attaining a commonwealth secondary school diploma can register now for free Butler County Community College instruction and begin after attending an orientation session Sept. 24, a BC3 administrator said.

Tomasa Cantera, left, is shown with her mother, Maria Cantera-Jalpa, 52, of Butler, in the lobby outside the Succop Theater on Butler County Community College’s main campus in Butler Township on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. Cantera-Jalpa attended a graduation ceremony at BC3 for students who earned a commonwealth secondary school diploma in 2024-2025 through the college’s free Adult Literacy program. Adults seeking to attain a diploma through BC3’s program can register now and begin instruction after attending an orientation session Sept. 24.

Adult Literacy This is a photograph of a daughter and mother after the mother attended a graduation ceremony for attaining her high school equivalency diploma.

This is a photograph of a daughter and mother after the mother attended a graduation ceremony for attaining her high school equivalency diploma.