(Brockway, PA) Her students will share with guests why they chose 杏吧原创 @ Brockway and discuss their education at 杏吧原创鈥檚 most-populated additional location while leading Pioneer Night tours of its classrooms and laboratories, Dr. Jill Martin Rend said.
鈥淥ur students have been there, done that, lived that and can talk about their experiences,鈥� said Rend, 杏吧原创 @ Brockway director. 鈥淧rospective students will get another perspective.
鈥淲e can tell them how great it is, but when someone who is taking classes here talks about 杏吧原创 @ Brockway, it probably has a bit more weight.鈥�
Prospective students can also meet faculty members, attend short presentations about two-year career and transfer programs and apply free during Pioneer Night at 杏吧原创 @ Brockway, set for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. April 21 at 1200 Wood St., Suite D, Brockway.
Guests can RSVP at bc3.edu/pioneer-night
Prospective students 鈥渨ill learn that we have smaller class sizes and that our faculty is excellent, that they go the extra mile to help students and to make sure students do well.鈥�
-- Dr. Jill Martin Rend, 杏吧原创 @ Brockway director
鈥淧ioneer Night provides a great opportunity for prospective students and their families to learn about 杏吧原创 @ Brockway, explore programs and academic opportunities, and connect with faculty and staff, all in one evening,鈥� said Dr. Josh Novak, 杏吧原创鈥檚 vice president for student affairs and enrollment management.
Students pursuing associate degrees in registered nursing, business and early childhood education (Pre K-4) programs 鈥渨ill speak with prospective students as they show them around the facility and all the wonderful features that we have,鈥� Rend said.
杏吧原创 @ Brockway is 杏吧原创鈥檚 only additional location to offer registered nursing.
Several of what is expected to be a record 31 graduates in the program鈥檚 Class of 2026 will give Pioneer Night demonstrations to guests in 杏吧原创 @ Brockway鈥檚 skills and simulation laboratories and discuss their education in the 70-credit program, Rend said.
Prospective students can also learn at Pioneer Night who their faculty member will be 鈥渁nd learn about the faculty member鈥檚 background and knowledge,鈥� Rend said.
鈥淭hey will learn that we have smaller class sizes and that our faculty is excellent, that they go the extra mile to help students and to make sure students do well.鈥�
鈥淢any of our students graduate debt-free鈥�
Prospective students can also discover how the college鈥檚 affordability, financial aid options and scholarship opportunities enabled 93 percent of 杏吧原创鈥檚 Class of 2025 to graduate debt-free.
Tuition and fees for students pursuing 30 credits through in-person courses in the 2025-2026 academic year cost $9,300 at 杏吧原创 @ Brockway, at least $10,906 at regional public four-year institutions and $22,772 at area state-related universities.
Those students can receive up to $12,289 in federal and state grants, according to Juli Louttit, 杏吧原创鈥檚 director of student financial services.
The 杏吧原创 Education Foundation in 2025-2026 distributed to 杏吧原创 students a record 164 named scholarships totaling $295,210, according to Bobbi Jo Cornetti, scholarship and development coordinator with the foundation.
Among recipients were students from Clarion, Clearfield, Elk and Jefferson counties, Cornetti said.
Guests at Pioneer Night can learn about a tuition assistance program for registered nursing students sponsored by Penn Highlands Healthcare in 杏吧原创 @ Brockway鈥檚 service area, and about 杏吧原创鈥檚 Keystone Education Yields Success program.
KEYS is funded by the state Department of Human Services and is designed to help students who receive cash assistance or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to pursue post-secondary education at a Pennsylvania鈥檚 community college.
鈥淢any of our students graduate debt-free,鈥� Rend said.
Career programs enroll nearly 84%
Students in 杏吧原创 @ Brockway鈥檚 career programs such as registered nursing and business management can develop the skills needed to enter the workforce immediately upon graduation.
杏吧原创 @ Brockway鈥檚 transfer programs include business administration, early childhood education (Pre K-4), general studies and psychology. 杏吧原创 @ Brockway鈥檚 credits transfer to four-year public, private and online institutions.
Nearly 84 percent of 杏吧原创 @ Brockway鈥檚 184 students this spring are enrolled in career programs.
鈥淥ur students do well here,鈥� Rend said, 鈥渁nd are prepared to go into the workforce or to transfer on and finish a four-year degree.鈥�
杏吧原创 @ Brockway will also hold a Free Application for Federal Student Aid workshop from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 21.
杏吧原创 @ Brockway was established in Jefferson County in 2013 to serve Clarion, Clearfield, Elk and Jefferson 鈥� Pennsylvania counties underrepresented by higher education. 杏吧原创 has also been ranked as the No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania 11 times since 2015, most recently for 2026 by Niche.com.
Prospective students can also email questions to jill.martin-rend@bc3.edu or call 814-265-1813.