Thirty-minute Butler County Community College workshops will assist current and prospective students in completing an application for financial aid whose grants could cover the cost of the college’s tuition and fees for 2025-2026, a BC3 administrator said.
The college’s financial aid staff can help guests to file an application for federal and state grants during a Free Application for Federal Student Aid workshop from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. July 16 in Room 169 of the Student Success Center on BC3’s main campus in Butler Township.
Guests who plan to attend can RSVP at bc3.edu/fafsa
Federal and state grants do not need to be repaid, said Juli Louttit, BC3’s director of student financial services. Financial aid options, BC3’s affordability and scholarships allowed 93 percent of the college’s Class of 2025 to graduate debt-free.
“Filing the FAFSA is the first step toward potentially graduating debt-free,” Louttit said. “When students graduate, I tell them, ‘Now you are in the real world. You’re buying a car. You’re buying a house. So not having that additional loan payment as you start to borrow for necessities in life makes a big impact on your budget and planning.’”
Courtney Adamosky, of Butler, credits financial aid in helping her to graduate debt-free from Butler County Community College in its Class of 2025. Adamosky earned an associate degree in registered nursing. BC3 students from Butler County can receive up to $9,994 in federal and state grants in the 2025-2026 academic year.
Tuition and fees for BC3 students from Butler County pursuing 15 credits each semester in the 2025-2026 academic year cost $6,210 for in-person courses. Those students can receive up to $9,994 in federal and state grants.
Tuition and fees for BC3 students from Pennsylvania counties other than Butler pursuing 15 credits each semester in the 2025-2026 academic year cost $9,300 for in-person courses. Those students receive up to $11,626 federal and state grants.
“The nice thing about financial aid is that it takes a stressor off your back,” said Courtney Adamosky, 21, of Butler County, who graduated debt-free from BC3 in 2025 with an associate degree in registered nursing.
“A lot of people go to school and they are worried about how they are going to pay for it,” said Adamosky, of Butler. “A lot of students come out of BC3 debt-free or very close to it because it’s very affordable. BC3 costs way less.”
Melody Grant, 22, of Armstrong County, also credits financial aid in enabling her to graduate debt-free from BC3 in 2025 with an associate degree in psychology.
“The financial aid help definitely encouraged me to enroll at BC3, helped me to stay in school and graduate debt-free,” said Grant, of Kittanning, who will pursue a bachelor’s degree in psychology at West Chester University of Pennsylvania this fall.
“I am going to be transferring and will have to pay for the next two years, so not having to pay for the first two years definitely helped me out. That’s why I am able to continue on.”
Additional information is also available about the workshop at bc3.edu/fafsa
BC3’s fall semester begins Aug. 25.
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