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January 19, 2026

BC3 Announces President’s List, Dean’s List For The Fall 2025 Semester

Butler County Community College is proud to announce the names of students who have made the president’s list and dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester, as well as the names of those who have graduated recently. Students who have achieved a cumulative GPA (grade-point average) of 3.75 or higher are named to the president’s list following completion of at least 12 semester hours or upon completion of degree requirements. Students who have achieved a cumulative GPA (grade-point average) of 3.5 to 3.74 are named to the dean’s list following completion of at least 12 semester hours or upon completion…

December 30, 2025

Energy Exec Gives Alma Mater BC3 $100K, Creating 125 Scholarships

(Butler, PA) A 1972 graduate of Butler County Community College who founded an oil and gas exploration company has contributed $100,000 to the BC3 Education Foundation with an unprecedented request that it be disbursed in one academic year through his creation of 125 scholarships ranging in amount from $500 to $2,000. “That’s the way I wanted it to work, and I am happy with that,” said Gary Griwatz, of Cranberry Township and of Tampa, Fla. Griwatz earned an associate degree in business from BC3, where he was active with what was the Sigma Lambda Chi service fraternity that raised money…

November 18, 2025

Lawrence County Learning Center Has New Home At BC3 @ Lawrence

New Castle, PA) A nonprofit organization that partners with providers of courses or programs that lead to educational, occupational, professional or vocational credentials now shares a Shenango Commons suite with a Butler County Community College additional location established 12 weeks ago. The 27-year-old Lawrence County Learning Center, one of Pennsylvania’s 10 Community Education Councils, has moved from 101 S. Mercer St., New Castle, to a space it sublets at BC3 @ Lawrence, Suite 129, 2658 Ellwood Road in Shenango Township. Community Education Councils also develop with partners customized job training for area employers, and identify, implement and oversee new or…

November 5, 2025

BC3 Receives Largest Gift Of Kind Through Tax-Credit Program

(Butler, PA) The Butler County Community College Education Foundation has received the largest Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit contribution since its first in 2012 and from the Cranberry Township-based MSA Safety, an international developer and manufacturer of advanced safety products. MSA Safety’s $50,000 gift will support a BC3 program that enables sophomores through seniors to earn affordable and transferrable credits in college courses instructed at their high school or learning centers, and benefit a game played by pupils as young as fourth-graders that increases financial literacy. The state Department of Community and Economic Development lists 880 approved educational improvement organizations…

November 3, 2025

Guests can tour BC3 @ Lawrence during open house Nov. 5, apply free

(New Castle, PA) BC3 @ Lawrence is “a welcoming school,” said Gina Shearer, who selected Butler County Community College’s new location in Shenango Township to begin her pursuit of a nursing career. “Everybody is there for you and to help you,” said the first-semester health care science student and 2025 graduate of New Castle Senior High School. The 18-year-old New Castle resident visited BC3 @ Lawrence for the first time just before it opened Aug. 25 in Shenango Commons. “I just walked in,” she said, “and I was greeted. That was really nice. I was shown around the building and…

October 31, 2025

2020 LHS Graduate & Ellwood City Resident With 4.0 GPA Receives $1,500 Scholarship

(Butler, PA) The academic achievements of a 24-year-old Ellwood City resident and Butler County Community College student with a 4.0 grade-point average have been recognized with a $1,500 scholarship from the Pennsylvania Certified Public Accountant Foundation, Philadelphia. Sierra Strickler, a BC3 business administration student who intends to become a certified public accountant, is one of 91 recipients nationwide of financial awards from the nonprofit organization associated with the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs. The foundation states that its mission is to inspire students to pursue careers in accounting and to provide educational, motivational and financial support to those working to attain…

September 22, 2025

Lincoln High Grad Covert Shoots 82; BC3 Men’s Golf Team Now 5-2

Mitchell Covert, a graduate of Lincoln High School in Ellwood City, tied for fourth among the Pioneers’ lowest scores with an 82 to help BC3 defeat Westmoreland County Community College 311-321 and the Community College of Allegheny County 311-349 at Lake Arthur Golf Club near Butler on Friday. Jaxon Salata fired a career-low 73 as a Butler County Community College golfer and finished as medalist for the first time, and teammate Parker Worsley placed second overall with a 76 as the Pioneers’ men’s team moved to 5-2 with victories last week. The four lowest scores of golfers on each squad…

July 28, 2025

Inaugural Open House To Showcase BC3 @ Lawrence on July 30

Visitors can explore a new Butler County Community College facility in Shenango Township designed with a “wow factor” and prospective students can learn about graduating debt-free from BC3 @ Lawrence during its inaugural open house July 30. BC3 @ Lawrence will waive its $25 application fee during the open house, scheduled for 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 2658 Ellwood Road, Suite 129, Shenango Commons. Guests can RSVP at bc3.edu/open-house BC3 @ Lawrence supersedes BC3 @ Lawrence Crossing in Union Township and will offer 14 associate degree programs and a certificate program when its fall semester begins Aug. 25. The…

July 15, 2025

BC3 Workshop On July 16th To Help Students File For Federal, State Grants

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…

June 24, 2025

BC3 Announces President’s List, Dean’s List For The Spring 2025 Semester

Butler County Community College is proud to announce the names of students who have made the President’s List and Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester, as well as the names of those who have graduated recently. Students who have achieved a cumulative GPA (grade-point average) of 3.75 or higher are named to the President’s List following completion of at least 12 semester hours or upon completion of degree requirements. Students who have achieved a cumulative GPA (grade-point average) of 3.5 to 3.74 are named to the Dean’s List following completion of at least 12 semester hours or upon completion…

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