Snapshot: Colleges in Butler County

June 10, 2026 Last Updated: June 22, 2026 12:02 PM Special Sections

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Robi Lombardo, left, a Butler County Community College trustee, is shown Wednesday, May 13, 2026, before commencement inside the Field House on BC3’s main campus in Butler Township. The West Penn Power/Penn Power regional external affairs consultant’s appointment to BC3’s board in October 2020 was the most recent until Sheryle Long, a former Butler County district attorney, was selected Wednesday, June 17, 2026.

This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.

Colleges in Butler county follow trends in the area, and programs align

∎Butler County Community College

Address: 107 College Drive, Butler, PA 16002

Telephone: 724-287-8711

Website: www.bc3.edu

President: Megan M. Coval

Campus police: 724-911-1020

Founding: 1965

Locations: BC3 serves eight counties in six locations: BC3 Main Campus @ Butler Township in Butler County; BC3 @ Cranberry Township in Butler County; BC3 @ Armstrong in Armstrong County; BC3 @ Lawrence Crossing in Lawrence County; and BC3 @ LindenPointe in Mercer County. Also, BC3 @ Brockway serves Clarion, Clearfield, Elk and Jefferson counties.

BC3 offers credit degrees and certificates, noncredit certificates and career training. Students can participate in transfer programs, career programs, bachelor’s degree completion and other career development and learning opportunities.

BC3 offers associate degrees in career and transfer programs, and credit certificates and workplace certificates. The college also provides contracted and open enrollment Workforce Development training in business, professional education, industrial safety and public safety, and additional noncredit opportunities for personal enrichment.

Jasmin Manuel, 4, looks at an America 250 exhibit at Regional Learning Alliance in Cranberry Monday, Oct. 28. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle (10/28/2024)

∎Regional Learning Alliance (RLA)

Address: 850 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry Township, PA 16066

Telephone: 724-741-1000

Email: info@theRLA.org

Website: www.therla.org

CEO: Dr. Justin Griffith

The RLA offers degree programs from Carlow University, Penn State, Penn West, University of Pittsburgh, Slippery Rock University and West Virginia University. Students can work toward in-person or hybrid graduate, undergraduate, and certificate programs.

SRU student Charli Severo, left, SRU President Karen Riley and SRU student Ella Bloom prepare to cut the ribbon during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Campus Success Center at SRU Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

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∎Slippery Rock University

Address: 1 Morrow Way, Slippery Rock, PA 16057

Telephone: 800-778-9111

Website: www.sru.edu

President: Karen Riley

Campus police: 724-738-3333

Bookstore: 724-738-2104

Aebersold Recreation Center: 724-738-4800

SRU/SGA Preschool and Child Care Center: 724-738-2102

Conference services: 724-738-2027

Founding: 1889