Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Butler County Community College has indefinitely postponed its May 13 commencement, as well as ceremonies recognizing graduates of its nursing program.

BC3 officials said the move is a precautionary measure to protect the safety, health and well-being of graduates, faculty, staff and the community.

Students eligible to graduate this spring will receive their degrees or certificates by mail. Registered nursing graduates will also receive by mail the lapel pins marking their completion of BC3's associate in applied science degree program.

Pinning ceremonies were to be held on BC3's main campus in Butler Township on May 7 and at BC3's Brockway campus on May 8 for the first graduates of a registered nursing program that debuted at the college's Jefferson County location in 2018. BC3 may hold 2020 commencement and pinning ceremonies in later months.