May 15, 2026  
BC3 Academic Catalog: 2026-2027 
    
BC3 Academic Catalog: 2026-2027

Accreditation


Butler County Community College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 1007 North Orange street, 4th floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801; (267-287-5011) www.msche.org. is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Butler County Community College is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSPwww.acbsp.org) for the offering of all business programs that culminate in the Associate of Science and Associate of Applied Science Degrees.

Butler County Community College’s Nursing Program is approved by the State Board of Nursing, and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The Associate Degree RN program at Butler County Community College at the Butler Campus located in Butler Pennsylvania and the Associate Degree RN program at the Brockway Instructional Site in Brockway, PA is accredited by the: 

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) 
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 
Atlanta, GA 30326 
(404) 975-5000

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN board of Commissioners for the Associate Degree Nursing Program is Continuing Accreditation 

The Physical Therapist Assistant program at Butler County Community College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org