<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/bc3s-virtual-programs-in-spotlight .html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>11/07/2025 04:51:51 PM</pubDate><title>BC3’s virtual programs in spotlight during video-conference open house </title><subtitle>Prospective students can log in, learn about affordability, degrees and certificates </subtitle><description>(Butler, PA) A 39-year-old part-time paraprofessional raising 11-year-old twin sons said it was time to invest in herself when she resumed pursuit of an associate degree in August 2024.</description><author/><image-caption>Faith Derr, 39, of Slippery Rock, is shown with twin 11-year-old sons Jeric, left, and Logan in Ocean City, Md., in July. Derr works 30 hours a week as a paraprofessional, is among the 129 students enrolled in Butler County Community College’s virtual programs this fall and expects to graduate debt free in December. BC3 will hold an open house for its virtual programs through video conferencing from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11. </image-caption><image><img src="/_resources/images/newsroom/2025/bc3-derr-faith-110725.jpg" alt="This is a photograph of a mother and her two sons."/></image></item>