Butler County Community College

Not to be confused with Butler Community College in Kansas.

Butler County Community College (BC3) is a public community college in Butler Township, Pennsylvania. It also offers courses in Cranberry Township, as well as in Lawrence, Mercer, and Jefferson counties. Over 100,000 students have attended.^[2]

Butler County Community College

Other name	BC3
Motto	"The Smart Place to Start"
Type	Public community college
Established	1965[1]
President	Megan M. Coval (interim)
Academic staff	309
Students	1,967 full-time, 1,689 part-time
Location	Butler , Pennsylvania , United States
Campus	323 acres (131 ha)
Colors	Navy Blue and White
Affiliations	Butler County Vo-Tech./Butler School District
Mascot	Pioneers
Website	www.bc3.edu

Locations

• Main campus in Butler Township^[3]
• BC3 @ Cranberry in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
• BC3 @ Lawrence Crossing in New Castle, Pennsylvania
• BC3 @ Linden Pointe in Hermitage, Pennsylvania
• BC3 @ Brockway in Brockway, Pennsylvania
• BC3 @ Armstrong in Ford City, Pennsylvania

Students are able to take courses at multiple campuses if convenient. The 2011 spring semester is the first semester that the Upper Allegheny campus(es) offered courses. In September 2021, college administrators broke ground on a new campus facility in Ford City.^[4][5][6]

Academics

BC3 offers certificates and 2-year degrees in the fields of business, nursing and health, humanities and social sciences, and science and technology.

The college is institutionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Specific programs are accredited by:^[7]

• Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs
• Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
• American Association of Medical Assistants

Notable alumni

• Timothy L. Pesci (A.S. 1972) – Pennsylvania State Representative 1989–2000^[8]