Tuition & Fees
2024 - 2025 Academic Year
Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025
*Subject to change. Additional fees may apply for lab courses.
Residents of Butler County*
- Tuition: $135/credit
- Comprehensive Fee: $62/credit
- Total: $197/credit
- Online/Hybrid/ITV: $222/credit
Out-of-State / International*
- Tuition: $338/credit
- Comprehensive Fee: $62/credit
- Total: $400/credit
- Online/Hybrid/ITV: $425/credit
All Other PA Residents*
- Tuition: $238/credit
- Comprehensive Fee: $62/credit
- Total: $300/credit
- Online/Hybrid/ITV: $325/credit
Other Fees*
- Internet Fee: $25/credit
- Books & Supplies (est.): $650/semester
- Lab Fees (labs only): $35/course
The Dean of Admissions and College Registrar can determine county, state and participating district residency at the time of registration. In addition to the costs listed above, students should allow for commuting costs, clothing, food and other personal expenses.
* Tuition and fees are subject to change by action of the Board of Trustees. Fees for other services (such as testing, transcripts, graduation and noncredit courses) will continue to be set by the administration. Contact the Admissions Office for up-to-date costs.
Additional costs for online and hybrid courses may be incurred separately from the College’s standard tuition and fees, for items such as course-specific materials and supplies, web-based services, online access codes, software, at-home lab kits, etc. Notification of potential additional costs will be provided to students at the time of registration. Specific items required will be listed on the course syllabus. Costs may vary.
Distance Education Student Identity Verification
BC3 complies with the federal Student Identity Verification regulation (34 CFR 602.17(g)), wherein an institution of higher education is required to have processes in place through which the institution establishes that a student who registers in any course offered via distance education or correspondence is the same student who academically engages in the course or program.
- Students enrolled in classes delivered via distance education may be required by their instructors to show their BC3-issued student ID or a valid government-issued ID, use a webcam and microphone, and/or take proctored examinations, which may include video, as well as audio recording with consent of the student. In addition, new or other technologies and practices to assist in verifying student identity may be utilized.
- All methods of verifying student identity in distance education must protect the privacy of student information in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and any other applicable laws or regulations regarding the confidentiality of personally identifiable information.
- Additional costs for proctoring services or use of other technologies and practices may apply. Costs may vary. Students will be notified of any additional costs related to Student Identity Verification on or before the first day of class via the instructor’s Course Outline and/or the Course Materials page on the College’s Bookstore website.
Estimated Cost of Attendance
Budgets are based on full-time, full year enrollment for the current academic year.
Summer Budget
Summer budgets are based on two months of Cost of Attendance.
BC3 EZ Pay
The BC3 EZ-PAY Payment Plan program is designed to make the College's quality education even more accessible and affordable to our students. Find out how to enroll in a payment plan that meets your financial needs.
BC3 EZ Refund
Have your refund direct deposited to your checking or savings account through the BC3 EZ Refund.
Net Price Calculator
BC3 offers this financial aid calculator for estimating costs and aid. There are many factors that determine your financial aid and this calculator is merely for estimating purposes.
This is a financial aid estimate only and not a guarantee of financial aid to be received. The actual financial aid awards may vary after students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available at fafsa.gov.