Five Butler County Community College students are in Harrisburg on Tuesday to lobby for more funding for Pennsylvania community colleges.
The students are traveling to the state Capitol Rotunda with BC3 President Dr. Nick Neupauer.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s proposed budget freezes operational spending for the state’s 14 community colleges at the current level of $232 million. The colleges are urging lawmakers to increase appropriations by $10.5 million.
Jocelyn Guy of Prospect, Madison Morella of Ellwood City, Alyssa Nusser of Cranberry, Chris Slay of Butler and Lucas Carroll of Beaver say they plan to tell state lawmakers how BC3 is helping them reach their career goals at an affordable price.
BC3 receives one-third of its funding from the state.
