Butler County Community College is hosting an open house Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in Founders Hall at the main campus in Butler Township.

An information session about the registered nursing program is set for 5 p.m. in the Succop Theater and a session on financial aid and scholarships is set for 6:30 p.m. in the theater.

Eighty percent of BC3 students receive grants and scholarships. The BC3 Education Foundation awards about $200,000 in scholarships each year.

Information will be available on BC3 partnerships that allow students to earn a bachelor’s degree on BC3’s main campus or online, flexible course scheduling and associate degree programs that enable students to transfer to a four-year college or university. BC3 offers 56 two-year career and transfer programs and 21 certificate and workplace certificate programs in business, humanities and social science, nursing and allied health, and in STEM. Students who complete an associate degree in one of 12 select programs can transfer to any Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education institution with junior standing. Representatives from BC3’s most popular transfer destinations will attend the open house.

Traditional and nontraditional students can choose from 14- and 10-week sessions, and five-week Fast Track sessions, held consecutively throughout the semester. High school students can learn how to earn transferable college credits through BC3’s College Within the High School and College Pathways programs.

BC3 said 75 percent of its graduates are debt-free, the school has the highest salary-to-cost ratio among 42 regional colleges and universities and it has been ranked the No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania in back-to-back surveys by Schools.com.

Visitors can RSVP at bc3.edu/open-houses.