Cailyn Fleeger, right, of Petrolia and Josh Cranmer of Butler discuss findings from their evidence-based practice research analyzing infection rates in single-lumen central lines versus multi-lumen central lines. The Butler County Community College Nursing, R.N., students are shown in a 2018 photo in AK Steel lobby near Succop Theater on BC3's main campus in Butler Township. A $1 million gift from Concordia Lutheran Ministries will help fund the nursing program at the college.

Concordia Lutheran Ministries gave $1 million Tuesday to the Butler County Community College Education Foundation to help fund the proposed nursing and health building on the main campus and cement a partnership in which Concordia could provide up to $10 million to the college.

The largest commitment to BC3 in the college's 55-year-history also launches a collaboration that will respond to a nursing shortage by creating at BC3 a licensed practical nursing program, expanding BC3's registered nursing enrollment, and by offering tuition assistance to nursing students who agree to work for the healthcare provider after graduation.

The 10-year commitment, announced Tuesday by Concordia and BC3 executives, includes Concordia's initial $1 million gift which will help fund the proposed Victor K. Phillips Nursing and Allied Health Building.