{"id":18565,"date":"2023-03-31T12:46:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T16:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/?p=18565"},"modified":"2023-05-24T13:29:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T17:29:18","slug":"community-grand-opening-to-showcase-new-bc3-armstrong-facility-in-ford-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/community-grand-opening-to-showcase-new-bc3-armstrong-facility-in-ford-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Community grand opening showcases new BC3 @ Armstrong facility in Ford City"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18565\" class=\"elementor elementor-18565\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d78539 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d78539\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd43b43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd43b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>(Ford City, PA) The bluish-green eyes of a college student who foresees a career in marine biology opened wide, she said, upon scanning its tan slatted wall to the right, its white geometric-shaped panels above and its asymmetrical blue chairs with USB ports to the left.<\/p><p>Butler County Community College\u2019s $6.5 million BC3 @ Armstrong in Ford City debuted to students the morning of March 13 as an additional location succeeding the original in nearby Manor Township.<\/p><p>Hailey Mores was the first student to arrive, 20 minutes before her college writing class began.<\/p><p>\u201cOnce I was in, I felt like I wasn\u2019t in Armstrong County anymore,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s more of a modern building, and not a lot of buildings in Armstrong County are like that.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8112bb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8112bb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_18579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18579\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18579 size-jnews-360x504\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Mores_Hailey_032823_a-360x504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"504\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hailey Mores, of McGrann, Armstrong County, is shown in Butler County Community College\u2019s new BC3 @ Armstrong facility in Ford City on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Mores was the first student to enter the facility when it opened to students March 13. A community grand opening is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 12.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/event\/bc3-armstrong-community-grand-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">community grand opening from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 12<\/a>\u00a0will introduce the public to a BC3 facility that other BC3 @ Armstrong students called \u201cmagnificent\u201d and \u201cinviting and futuristic.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cThey are going to be amazed at what it looks like inside,\u201d said Mores, of McGrann.<\/p><p>\u201cThis place,\u201d said Barthalow Reesman, of Dayton, \u201cis magnificent.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s inviting and futuristic,\u201d said Casey Sarver, of Kittanning. \u201cI feel like more adults will want to go back and get a degree instead of only students right out of high school.\u201d<\/p><p>It is also a \u201cphenomenal example\u201d of public-private support of higher education in Ford City and Armstrong County, said Dr. Nick Neupauer, BC3 president.<\/p><p>\u201cAnd I really think that is what makes this so special,\u201d Neupauer said.<\/p><p>Mores is a 2022 graduate of Lenape Technical School; Reesman, a 2022 graduate of West Shamokin High and Sarver, a 2022 graduate of Armstrong High. Reesman attends BC3 @ Armstrong toward a goal of becoming a high school teacher and Sarver, of becoming a hospice nurse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a73f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34a73f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Facility\u2019s spaces are \u201cenlightening and energetic\u201d<\/h3><p>The state-of-the-art facility at 1100 Fourth Ave., whose construction was financed by public and private funds, is located on the site of a former school, includes the name of a former state representative and is expected to increase commerce in the borough\u2019s downtown.<\/p><p>The community grand opening will introduce the public to spaces that are \u201cenlightening and energetic,\u201d said David Harris, an architect with DPH Architecture, Canfield, Ohio, which designed the facility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247dee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"247dee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031023_h-1024x311.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18577\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031023_h-1024x311.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031023_h-350x106.jpg 350w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031023_h-150x46.jpg 150w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031023_h-768x233.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031023_h-750x228.jpg 750w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031023_h-1140x346.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031023_h.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-full-width=\"1333\" data-full-height=\"405\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The exterior of Butler County Community College\u2019s new BC3 @ Armstrong facility in Ford City is shown Friday, March 10, 2023. The facility encompasses 15,000 square feet \u2013 13,000 more than the dedicated space available at BC3 @ Armstrong\u2019s former location in Manor Township. 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class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cOnce I was in, I felt like I wasn\u2019t in Armstrong County anymore. It\u2019s more of a modern building, and not a lot of buildings in Armstrong County are like that.\u201d  \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Hailey Mores, BC3 @ Armstrong student<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d84af31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d84af31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCombining the natural daylight throughout with refined interiors, I feel the occupants would have a sense of comfort and positivity when entering and utilizing the spaces in the building,\u201d Harris said.<\/p><p>DPH Architecture also designed the expansion of BC3 @ LindenPointe in Hermitage, Mercer County; and the renovation of BC3 @ Cranberry 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Armstrong facility in Ford City are shown Friday, March 10, 2023.<\/caption>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66924d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66924d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BC3 @ Armstrong in Ford City includes open ceilings, metal-paneled walls, brick and high windows.<\/p><p>\u201cAll those things go together to provide the atmosphere we wanted,\u201d Opitz said.<\/p><p>The 1908 cornerstone is recessed behind glass, Harris said, \u201cbecause of the industry that the town of Ford City was built on.\u201d<\/p><p>At its peak, Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Ford City Works, was among the largest and most productive plate-glass factories in the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70cd560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70cd560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Building has \u201cindustrial look with a modern theme\u201d<\/h3><p>BC3 @ Armstrong in Ford City is located on the site of the former Ford City Junior-Senior High School, which closed in 2015 and was razed in 2018. A 4,500-pound carved stone from the front fa\u00e7ade of the former school is incorporated into the facility\u2019s reception counter, and its 1908 cornerstone into a lobby wall.<\/p><p>\u201cThose pieces,\u201d Harris said, \u201care important to the history of the building site.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cOne of the reasons I so love western Pennsylvania is that we are connected to our past and it is very important,\u201d Neupauer said. \u201cWe do that very well at BC3 in honoring the past but forging ahead with the future.<\/p><p>\u201cThese are hallowed grounds here. This is very symbolic for the generations of families who attended high school at the location. And here it is coming full circle, that we now have education coming back on that location. But it is now higher education.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccaf941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"ccaf941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:2,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;4:3&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:2,&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031023_d.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ccaf941\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"BC3_Armstrong_031023_d\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg1NzMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLmJjMy5lZHVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzAzXC9CQzNfQXJtc3Ryb25nXzAzMTAyM19kLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImNjYWY5NDEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031023_d.jpg\" data-width=\"1333\" data-height=\"819\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031023_e.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ccaf941\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"BC3_Armstrong_031023_e\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg1NzQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLmJjMy5lZHVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzAzXC9CQzNfQXJtc3Ryb25nXzAzMTAyM19lLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImNjYWY5NDEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031023_e.jpg\" data-width=\"1333\" data-height=\"911\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c13625d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c13625d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<caption>The lobby, left, and reception counter of Butler County Community College\u2019s new BC3 @ Armstrong facility are shown Friday, March 10, 2023. Recessed into a lobby wall is the 1908 cornerstone of the former Ford City Junior-Senior High School that once stood on the site of the new BC3 @ Armstrong facility. The reception counter incorporates a 4,500-pound carved stone from the front fa\u00e7ade of the former high school.<\/caption>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a728b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75a728b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Those who enter the facility \u201care going to see a good acknowledgment of what the site was once used for with the memoirs that we have in place,\u201d said Brian Opitz, BC3\u2019s executive director of operations. \u201cThey are also going to see an industrial look with a modern theme. A lot of elements in the facility keep the industrial feel, which is the heartbeat of Ford City.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3379a elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"af3379a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThese are hallowed grounds here. This is very symbolic for the generations of families who attended high school at the location. And here it is coming full circle, that we now have education coming back on that location.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Dr. Nick Neupauer, BC3 president<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b929e99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b929e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u201cWe do this for our students\u201d<\/h3><p>BC3 @ Armstrong in Ford City encompasses 15,000 square feet \u2013 13,000 more than the dedicated space available at BC3\u2019s former location at the NexTier Adult Learning Center in Manor Township, according to Opitz.<\/p><p>\u201cWhat really caught me by surprise,\u201d Reesman said, \u201cis how big it is.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6e7f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6e7f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031323.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18578\" alt=\"students in classroom behind computer screens in $6.5 million building\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031323.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031323-350x131.jpg 350w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031323-1024x383.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031323-150x56.jpg 150w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031323-768x287.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031323-750x281.jpg 750w, https:\/\/news.bc3.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BC3_Armstrong_031323-1140x427.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" data-full-width=\"1333\" data-full-height=\"499\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A college writing class in Butler County Community College\u2019s new BC3 @ Armstrong facility in Ford City is shown Monday, March 13, 2023, when it opened to students. The facility encompasses 15,000 square feet \u2013 13,000 more than the dedicated space available at BC3 @ Armstrong\u2019s former location in Manor Township. A community grand opening is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 12. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc4e463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc4e463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BC3 @ Armstrong in Ford City includes, among other areas, up to six classroom spaces, a natural science laboratory and student meeting areas, and is owned by the Nonprofit Development Corp., Butler, Opitz said.<\/p><p>It is also one of five additional locations BC3 has created to serve under-represented counties in Pennsylvania with higher education.<\/p><p>\u201cI always enjoy an opportunity to say, \u2018We do this for our students, the excellent young people who are going to be our future,\u2019\u201d Zapp said. \u201cThat\u2019s who this building is for, Ford City, Armstrong County and the surrounding areas. It\u2019s for the adults who want to become the professionals and the competent workers whom we are depending on for our future.\u201d<\/p><p>BC3 announced plans to relocate BC3 @ Armstrong to Ford City in October 2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1252417 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"1252417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIt\u2019s inviting and futuristic. I feel like more adults will want to go back and get a degree instead of only students right out of high school.\u201d \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Casey Sarver, BC3 @ Armstrong student<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c58bab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c58bab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The State Rep. Jeffrey P. Pyle Building<\/h3><p>Among speakers at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the facility in September 2021 was former state Rep. Jeff Pyle, who also served as mayor of Ford City and as a history and American government teacher at Ford City Junior-Senior High.<\/p><p>Pyle passed away in September.<\/p><p>The facility of BC3 @ Armstrong in Ford City will be named the State Rep. Jeffrey P. Pyle Building.<\/p><p>Pyle was instrumental in helping to secure a $1.75 million state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant toward construction of the facility in January 2021. Site preparation began in January 2022.<\/p><p>An additional $2 million state RACP grant toward construction of BC3 @ Armstrong in Ford City was one of two grants awarded to Armstrong County projects in October.<\/p><p>\u201cWhile Jeff won\u2019t be here to see those efforts come to fruition, they are just a small part of the legacy he has left to all of us,\u201d state Sen. Joe Pittman, R-41, said in October.<\/p><p>The new BC3 facility, Pittman said, will address a critical need for dedicated classrooms, learning spaces, computer rooms and a science and chemistry laboratory.<\/p><p>\u201cThis state-of-the-art facility will not only benefit students,\u201d Pittman said, \u201cbut it will be a major boost to downtown invigoration efforts, increase tax revenue and help to market Armstrong County.\u201d<\/p><p>Added state Rep. Abby Major, R-60, in October: \u201cBC3 was Rep. Jeff Pyle\u2019s vision. I\u2019m pleased we are able to assist with making this project a reality. While I had hoped he would be present for the grand opening in the future, his memory will live on in this college campus.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4436955 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"4436955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"We do this for our students, the excellent young people who are going to be our future. That\u2019s who this building is for, Ford City, Armstrong County and the surrounding areas.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Karen Zapp, BC3 @ Armstrong director<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8fde21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8fde21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The RACP grants brought to more than $4.2 million the amount of public and private support for construction of the facility.<\/p><p>Armstrong County commissioners contributed $250,000. 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