Concordia donates $1M to BC3 to support nursing program
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.