<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/bc3-to-highlight-affordability-during-oct-21-open-house.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>10/16/2025 05:22:51 PM</pubDate><title>BC3 to highlight affordability during Oct. 21 open house</title><subtitle/><description>(Butler, PA) Economizing prospective students intent on minimizing or avoiding higher education costs can learn how 93 percent of Butler County Community College’s Class of 2025 graduated debt-free by attending information sessions during BC3’s open house Oct. 21.</description><author/><image-caption>Kayla Giesler, 21, of East Butler, said she chose Butler County Community College to pursue her goal of becoming a second-grade teacher because of BC3’s affordability. The early childhood education (Pre K-4) student who said she expects to graduate debt-free from BC3 is shown Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, during a transfer day event in Founders Hall on the college’s main campus in Butler Township. BC3 will hold an open house on its main campus from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21.</image-caption><tags><tag>BC3 Main Campus</tag><tag>Open House</tag></tags><image><img src="/_resources/images/newsroom/2025/kayla-giesler-open-house.jpeg" alt="Image: a portrait of a BC3 student"/></image></item>