Graduating, pandemic style
Nursing program graduate Megan Marnice gets instructions from Butler County Community College staff member Amanda Fleming during Saturday's drive-through graduation ceremony at the school's main campus.Photography by Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle
Butler County Community College’s Class of 2020 celebrated its achievement during a 1.2-mile drive-through commencement Saturday at the main campus in Butler Township.
The class included 563 students receiving associate degrees, or certificates or workplace certificates that take one year or less to complete. BC3 has eclipsed 560 graduates for a fourth consecutive year.
In addition to the main campus, the commencement included students from BC3’s Armstrong, Jefferson, Lawrence and Mercer county campuses.
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Cierra Gray steps out of her car to walk at Butler County Community College’s drive-through graduation ceremony Saturday. Graduates and their families drove through campus with stops for video message commencement ceremonies before getting out of the car and walking in front of a limited amount of staff. Seb Foltz Butler Eagle 08/01/20
A Butler County Community College graduate waits for pickup during drive-through ceremonies Saturday at the main campus in Butler Township.
BC3 graduation 2020. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle
Sarah Landis walks off stage after receiving her diploma at Butler County Community College’s drive-through graduation ceremony. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle
