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BC3, distinguished alumni to exchange praise Oct. 4

September 26, 2025

(Butler, PA) The inaugural recipient of a lifetime achievement award presented by a central Pennsylvania business magazine and the former head coach of college basketball programs that won 282 games will join as Butler County Community College distinguished...

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Married couple sets 5K records at BC3’s third Pioneer Pursuit

September 21, 2025

(Butler, PA) A Venango County couple married for just longer than three years and competing in the Butler County Community College Pioneer Pursuit 5K race for the first time won male and female divisions with record times in the event and with others...

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BC3’s third Pioneer Pursuit to benefit college’s athletics programs

September 3, 2025

(Butler, PA) A race, a walk and a dash Sept. 13 will raise funds to support Butler County Community College intercollegiate athletic programs that since December have turned graduates of Freeport, Seneca Valley and Moniteau high schools into All-Amer...

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Students praise BC3’s practical learning opportunities

April 3, 2025

(Butler, PA) Prospective students and their families can explore the latest hands-on learning environments at Butler County Community College, examine two-year associate degree and short-term certificate programs and discover how they can minimize...

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NexTier Bank’s $25K gift to support BC3 programs

February 11, 2025

(Butler, PA) A $25,000 gift from NexTier Bank will benefit a Butler County Community College program that enables sophomores through seniors to earn affordable and transferrable credits in college courses instructed at their high school or learning...

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BC3 debuts English course with AI focus, new programs

August 27, 2024

(Butler, PA) Butler County Community College this week debuts a new version of an English course focusing on the ethics of artificial intelligence-powered text generators and a virtual option to medical coding and billing specialist, BC3’s most-popular...

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2 BC3 students picked from national applicants for projects at CMU, UMass

July 25, 2024

(Butler, PA) For the first time since the National Science Foundation began to fund residential programs, two Butler County Community College students have been chosen in the same year and bring to five the number picked by faculty members of host...

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BC3 names Center for Economic Education after longtime director

December 11, 2023

(Butler, PA) Butler County Community College has recognized with a named space the leader of programs that teach economic concepts to students as young as fourth-graders and who is the longest-serving employee in BC3 history.

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10 BC3 students receive financial awards funded by Dept. of Defense

December 8, 2023

(Butler, PA) Butler County Community College has awarded $7,500 this fall to 10 students in programs that emphasize cybersecurity education and that have collectively grown in enrollment by 32 percent since January.

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6 BC3 student-athletes repeat on NJCAA all-academic squad

August 1, 2023

(Butler, PA) Six student-athletes who helped to lead Butler County Community College athletics programs to championships or national tournament appearances in the past two years have again been recognized for their academic performances by the National...

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Financial awards to increase for BC3 networking and cybersecurity students

May 13, 2023

(Butler, PA) Butler County Community College expects to increase to at least $15,000 the amount in U.S. Department of Defense-funded financial awards to be allocated next fall to students enrolled in programs that emphasize cybersecurity education.

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BC3 College within High School Spring 2023

25-year-old BC3 program sets 3 records this spring

May 10, 2023

(Butler, PA) Teacher Jim Murphy says Butler County Community College courses instructed at DuBois Central Catholic High School in Clearfield County accommodate his students’ “desire to talk about ideas.”

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Free public events showcase BC3 students’ research, talents

April 27, 2023

(Butler, PA) Students representing 10 of Butler County Community College’s 56 associate degree programs will showcase their academic research or artistic talents during free public events next week on BC3’s main campus or at BC3 @ Cranberry.

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BC3 introduces 3 STEM programs this fall

August 10, 2022

(Butler, PA) Butler County Community College’s three new programs this fall are within its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics division and include two intended to lead to a doctor of pharmacy degree from Duquesne University.

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Excitement building for BC3 health care building

March 31, 2022

(Butler, PA) Site preparation is under way for what the general contractor calls the “eye-popping” centerpiece of the largest construction project in Butler County Community College history – a state-of-the-art, hospital-like facility that...

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Former D.C. VP begins executive role with BC3

October 11, 2021

(Butler, PA) The former vice president of policy and federal relations for a Washington, D.C., nonprofit organization who worked with members of Congress and with the U.S. Department of Education to benefit federal student financial aid programs...

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BC3’s new health care science program enrolls third-most students

August 8, 2021

(Butler, PA) A new Butler County Community College associate degree program that prepares students for admission to selective two- and four-year programs in health care professions has become one of the college’s highest in enrollment.

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