Amber Barger, of Butler, lights a candle Thursday evening in the Succop Theater on Butler County Community College’s main campus during a pinning ceremony that recognized graduates of the college’s registered nursing associate degree career program. Barger received the clinical excellence award and its financial gift toward funding her state licensing examination. Submitted Photo
Amber Barger, of Butler, received the clinical excellence award and its financial gift toward funding her state licensing examination during a ceremony Thursday evening in which Butler County Community College presented pins to its Class of 2025 in registered nursing.
Audrey Yanosky, center, of Uniontown, applauds Thursday evening in the Succop Theater on Butler County Community College’s main campus during a ceremony that recognized graduates of the college’s registered nursing associate degree career program. submitted photo
The event in the Succop Theater recognized 62 graduates from seven Pennsylvania counties who completed the 70-credit associate degree career program instructed on BC3’s main campus.
Registered nurse, according to the state Department of Labor & Industry, is a high-priority occupation in the Tri-County Workforce Development Area, which includes Butler County.
Barger, one of 43 graduates from Butler County, was presented with the Autumn Rose Cooper ’18 Nursing Award funded through the BC3 Education Foundation by the former Autumn Gressly, a 2018 BC3 graduate in registered nursing.
BC3 also presented pins Monday evening to 18 graduates of a registered nursing program instructed at BC3 @ Brockway in Brockway.
Bill Foley is the coordinator of news and media content at Butler County Community College.
Amanda Claypoole-Hagen, left, of Clarion, is shown Thursday evening with Michelle Rock, a Butler County Community College faculty member, in the Succop Theater on BC3’s main campus during a ceremony that recognized graduates of the college’s registered nursing associate degree career program. submitted photo
Raegan Onizuk, of Emmaus, receives a corsage Thursday afternoon outside the Succop Theater on Butler County Community College’s main campus before an evening pinning ceremony that recognized graduates of the college’s registered nursing associate degree career program. Submitted photo
