(Hermitage, PA) Prospective students can learn about BC3 @ LindenPointe’s affordability, and about its associate degrees in transfer and career programs during an open house from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at 3182 Innovation Way, Hermitage.
BC3 @ LindenPointe will waive its $25 application fee for prospective students who apply for admission at the open house. Prospective students can RSVP at bc3.edu/open-house
Guests can also meet faculty and staff, tour classrooms, and learn about support services, financial aid options and resources such as free tutoring.
BC3’s affordability, and financial aid and scholarships, allowed 75 percent of the college’s Class of 2023 to graduate debt-free.
Mercer County residents attending BC3 @ LindenPointe this spring are paying $290 per credit in tuition and fees for an in-person course. They would pay at least $437.23 per credit in tuition and fees at a regional public four-year university or $582 at a regional state-related institution’s branch campus this spring.
BC3 students approved for federal and state grants will receive an average of $5,046 in the 2023-2024 academic year, according to Juli Louttit, the college’s director of financial aid.
The BC3 Education Foundation in the 2023-2024 academic year had available a record 155 scholarships that ranged in amounts from $300 to $5,000, according to Bobbi Jo Cornetti, development coordinator with the BC3 Education Foundation.
Students registered for fall 2024 academic courses can apply online for a scholarship from the BC3 Education Foundation beginning April 15.
BC3’s credits can be applied toward a bachelor’s degree at public, private and online four-year colleges and universities. Students in BC3’s career programs can develop the skills needed to enter the workforce immediately upon graduation.
BC3 has been ranked as the No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania nine times since 2015, most recently for 2024 by BestColleges.com.
The college’s summer session begins May 13 and its fall semester, Aug. 26.