(Ford City, PA) A summer open house July 27 will introduce prospective students to BC3 @ Armstrong’s associate degree programs, its affordability compared to other regional colleges and universities and the transferability of its credits.
The open house is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 104 Armstrong St., Ford City, in the NexTier Adult Learning Center.
BC3 @ Armstrong will also waive the $25 fee for prospective students who apply for enrollment at the open house or between July 26 and Aug. 3. Prospective students can apply free by entering the code BC3Bound at apply.bc3.edu.
BC3 @ Armstrong’s fall semester begins Aug. 23.
Prospective students attending the open house can ask BC3 representatives about BC3 @ Armstrong’s two-year transfer programs, financial aid, support services, scholarships and how BC3 has been ranked as the No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania five times since 2015.
BC3 @ Armstrong’s selection of two-year transfer programs features business administration, general studies and psychology.
BC3 @ Armstrong’s credits are affordable and transfer
The BC3 Education Foundation in 2021-2022 will award more than $200,000 in named scholarships. Scholarships, financial aid and BC3’s affordable tuition allowed 70 percent of BC3’s Class of 2021 to graduate debt-free.
Students from Armstrong County attending BC3 @ Armstrong this fall will pay $275 per credit in tuition and fees for a face-to-face class.
Regional public four-year universities that have announced approved tuition and fees for this fall will charge Pennsylvania students between $437 and $504 per credit for a face-to-face class. Regional public-related universities will charge Pennsylvania students between $572 and $1,170 per credit in tuition and fees this fall for a face-to-face class.
BC3 has scheduled approximately 83 percent of its credit classes this fall as face-to-face, about 14 percent as online and 3 percent as remote.
Online courses are delivered only online and at any time. Remote courses include video conferencing, email and Internet-based learning management system formats and are held at a specific time.
BC3’s credits transfer to public, private and online four-year colleges and universities.
Students who complete a BC3 @ Armstrong degree in business administration or in psychology can transfer all credits to a parallel program and with junior standing to any Pennsylvania public four-year institution.
Students who complete a BC3 @ Armstrong degree in business administration, general studies and psychology can transfer all credits to a parallel program to any Penn State University commonwealth campus.
Students can also take most pre-nursing courses at BC3 @ Armstrong and finish their degree in Nursing, R.N., at BC3’s main campus. They can also take courses in social work, criminology and business management.
