Philanthropists Expand BCCC Scholarship Program

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA — An additional 100 scholarships will help Lower Bucks high school graduates attend Bucks County Community College, with $1 million promised in the future.

A new gateway sign was unveiled at the Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks in Bristol,, as philanthropist Gene Epstein announced the expansion of a scholarship program to help high school graduates attend the community college.

Last March, the Gene and Marlene Epstein Humanitarian Fund donated $100,000 to allow 100 students to attend their first year of college free of student debt during the 2025-2026 academic year.

On Monday, Epstein announced an additional 100 scholarships will be available in the 2026-2027 academic year. Epstein also revealed a $1 million commitment toward future scholarships in the years ahead.

The campus, which opened in 2006 in Bristol Township as the Bucks County Community College Lower Bucks Campus, was renamed the Gene and Marlene Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks in 2016 to commemorate a generous donation from the Epstein Humanitarian Fund.

In 2022, the campus expanded with a new building, the Center for Advanced Technologies.

(Eric Parker/Bucks County Community College) Gene Epstein addresses a crowd of officials near the entrance to the Bucks County Community College campus that bears his name in Bristol Township. At the unveiling of a new sign for the Gene and Marlene Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks, the philanthropist announced that his humanitarian fund will support an additional 100 full scholarships for Lower Bucks County high school graduates in the 2026-2027 academic year. Epstein also revealed a $1 million commitment for future scholarships.