Butler County Community College officials announced that the higher education institution has received a combined sum of $2.2 million in grants and pledges to fund the construction of its new 12,500-square-foot Ford City satellite campus in Armstrong County called BC3. The project, which will occupy the land that previously housed the Ford City Junior-Senior High School, is expected to cost $4.5 million.

Funding for the project comes from a combination of grants, pledges and private commitments,…