Butler County Senior News
September 2016 Volume 11, Number 2
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September means “back to school” . . . at any age By Gina Mazza For Butler County Senior News Sharpen your pencils and grab that lunch box! It’s time to go back to school, even if it’s been decades since your high school or college days. Over at Butler County Community College and at other locations throughout the county, there is lots to learn—enough to keep you interested for the rest of your life—through BC3’s its Lifelong Learning program. The college offers between
250 and 300 courses at each of their campus locations (Butler, Cranberry Township, Lawrence County, Mercer County and the Upper Alleghenies) and in a variety of community sites, such as public schools, churches, retail outlets and community centers. When polled, students cite that they love the courses because of the affordable tuition, quality instructors and wide variety of offerings and locations, according to
Paul Lucas, director of BC3’s Lifelong Learning program. “Our instructors are passionate about their subjects and love to share what they know with students of any age,” he says. “The variety of classes enjoyed by our Baby boomer population varies widely and several categories of courses are popular with our mature students. Most of them come to us to learn a skill that will solve a problem in their Continued on page 12
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