(Butler) Butler County Community College (BC3) will hold an Open House at each location over the next several months. The $25 application fee will be waived for prospective students who apply to BC3 at an Open House.Attendees will learn about opportunities to:

• Jump start their college education while still in high school through BC3's College Pathways program;
• Start a career in just 1 year with a short-term workplace certificate in high demand fields;
• Transfer credit to another college or university to complete a bachelor's degree;
• Secure grants and scholarships to graduate from BC3 debt-free.

Attendees will also learn how they can earn a bachelor's degree on BC3 main campus through the following University Partnerships: B.S.B.A. in Accounting from Clarion University, B.S. in Organizational Leadership from Robert Morris University, B.S. in Business Administration from Franklin University (online), B.A. in Psychology from La Roche College, Bachelor in Social Work from Youngstown State, B.A. in Administration of Justice from the University of Pittsburgh, and R.N. to B.S.N. in Nursing from Chatham University.In date order, upcoming Open House dates and locations are:

• BC3 @ Lawrence Crossing on Wednesday, March 30 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• BC3 @ LindenPointe on Wednesday, April 6 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• BC3 Main Campus on Wednesday, April 13 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• BC3 @ Armstrong on Wednesday, April 20 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• BC3 @ Brockway on Monday, April 25 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• BC3 @ Cranberry on Thursday, May 12 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

BC3 has 36 career programs, 18 transfer programs, and 19 certificates in the areas of Business, Health Care, Humanities and Social Sciences, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). BC3 offers courses in the classroom, as a hybrid, or online. Starting in the Fall 2016 semester, there will be 6 sessions available, including 3 five-week online sessions, giving students the opportunity to enroll later in the semester.To visit a BC3 location and learn more, RSVP for an Open House at bc3.edu/open-houses.