Butler County Community College student Alexis Krug of St. Marys is shown in the 28-foot-long camper in which she stays near BC3’s main campus in Butler Township while attending the college’s physical therapist assistant program. Krug has earned a 4.0 grade-point average. SUBMITTED PHOTO

An Elk County resident who stays in a 28-foot-long camper near the Butler County Community College’s main campus to avoid a round-trip commute of four hours has received a $500 scholarship from an academic consortium that recognizes her commitment to learning.

Alexis Krug of St. Marys has a 4.0 grade-point average as a student in BC3’s physical therapist assistant career program, pays the college’s out-of-county tuition rate and expects to graduate from BC3 debt-free in May.

Monthly rent in the campground where she stays five days a week costs up to $425 less than that of apartments she researched, according to the 24-year-old.

Bill Foley is coordinator of news and media content at Butler County Community College.