Butler County Community College (BC3) is a public

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in Butler Township,

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. It also offers courses in Cranberry Township, as well as in

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counties. More recently the college has begun to offer online classes. Over 100,000 students have attended. The college's main campus is easily accessed from

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via Decatur Drive or Vogel and Old Plank Roads.

Locations

* BC3 Main Campus – Butler, PA (Butler County) * BC3 @ Cranberry – Cranberry Township, PA. (Butler County) * BC3 @ Lawrence Crossing – New Castle, PA (Lawrence County) * BC3 @ Linden Pointe – Hermitage, PA (Mercer County) * BC3 @ Brockway– Brockway, PA (Jefferson County) * BC3 @ Armstrong - Ford City, PA (Armstrong County) 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.

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

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. Specific programs are accredited by: *

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(ACEN) * American Association of Medical Assistants *

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BC3 Physical Therapist Assistant Program BC3 is a Paralympic boccia classification. The class is open to people with several different types of disabilities, including cerebral palsy. BC3 players have events open to them in boccia on the Paralympic Games program. Definition In 2008, ' ...

Notable alumni

* Timothy L. Pesci (A.S. 1972) –

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1989–2000

References

External links

Official website
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