BUTLER TWP — The 2011-12 state budget reduced state funding to Butler County Community College by 10 percent, but other subsidy cuts also may affect its finances.

“We budgeted for a 10 percent cut and right now that’s all we know,” said Nick Neupauer, BC3 president.

Earlier this year, Neupauer said BC3 would lose about $1.2 million in state funds.

BC3’s 2011-12 budget is $26.81 million.

In addition, cuts at the state Department of Community and Economic Development may reduce community college job training programs, said Diane Bosak, executive director of the state Commission for Community Colleges.

For example, funding for three job training programs was reduced and consolidated into a new program called Pennsylvania First, Bosak said.

The state also reduced funding for adult and family literacy programs, Bosak said. At BC3, that funding could affect programs for students with English as a second language.

“There were a lot of tough decisions that had to be made, but 10 percent for us is a dramatic reduction,” Bosak said.

BC3’s 2011-12 budget includes $849,105 in raises for staff members as well as a flat-rate tuition that will increase costs for some students.

In Butler County, residents will be charged $1,320 when they take 12 to 17 credits.

This past school year, students just paid $104 per credit.

Under that system, a student taking 12 credits would have paid $1,248, and a student taking 17 credits would have paid $1,768.

For the coming school year, county residents will pay $88 for each credit above 17 credits.