BC3 and Penn Highlands partner to offer tuition sponsorship

DuBois – Butler County Community College at Brockway and Penn Highlands Healthcare signed a four-year tuition sponsorship contract yesterday.

Penn Highlands will now fund tuition for up to 30 qualified students that it refers each year to BC3’s Nursing, R.N. program. In exchange, students will sign a three-year employment agreement with Penn Highlands.

Penn Highlands DuBois Chief Nursing Officer Heather Franci and BC3 President Dr. Nick Neupauer talk about the nursing shortage and partnership:

Applications for fall 2023 will be accepted starting Monday, August 1.