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Eligibility

Bellevue Community College admits:

  1. High school graduates and adults 18 years of age or older.

  2. Currently enrolled high school students who successfully assess into college-level English. However, these students are admitted quarter-by-quarter and are not considered “continuing students” unless they have been admitted through the Running Start Program. Selected applicants who meet the qualifications for selective-admissions programs. Some selective-admissions programs have enrollment limits and cannot accept all qualified applicants (see below).

Application Process

General admissions: new students

To gain general admission to Bellevue Community College, prospective students are required to complete the application for admission, available in high school offices, at the BCC Student Service Center, and online at www.bellevuecollege.edu. New students will be admitted to Bellevue Community College in the order in which their admissions forms are received. If the student has attended other colleges or universities, official transcripts are NOT REQUIRED for admission.

Official transcripts are required ONLY when the student applies for graduation or for an official evaluation of credits. Official transcripts that are submitted are returned to the student in a sealed envelope in order to keep the transcript official for BCC purposes only

Formerly enrolled students

In order to regain admission, students who have not attended Bellevue Community College for four consecutive quarters must submit a new application for admission.

General admissions recommended deadlines

Selective-admission programs

Students applying for selective-admissions degree or certificate programs must meet the application deadlines and entrance requirements and follow the guidelines prescribed by the specific program.

The following selective-admissions programs accept new students for Fall Quarter only:

The following selective-admissions programs accept new students throughout the year:

Bachelor of Applied Science Admissions

Students applying for admission to the bachelor of applied science program must meet the application deadline and entrance requirements to be considered. Admission is competitive; meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission, as the number of qualified applicants may exceed the number of available enrollment spaces. Preference is given to applications received beginning December 1 of each year through March 15 of the following year for admission in Fall Quarter. The final date applications may be submitted is April 15. See pages 25-26 for complete admission and degree information.

International students

The college is authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrants. International students may enroll in either the college credit programs (provided they meet the selective admissions requirements) or in the Intensive English/University Preparation (UP) program, or the International Business Professions (IBP) program. International students on F-1 visas are required to complete a minimum of 12 quarter college credits or 18-20 hours of intensive English instruction each quarter.

All F-1 visa holders who are on BCC’s I-20 forms must either enroll in BCC’s international student insurance plan at the time of registration or show proof of medical insurance coverage for each quarter of their attendance. 

College credit programs

International students are admitted to the college credit programs upon meeting the following requirements (students 16 and 17 year olds must also submit  three Underage Release Forms with proof of high school graduation or equivalent):

Intensive English/University Preparation

International students are admitted to the Intensive English/University Preparation program upon meeting the following requirements (students 16 and 17 years of age must also submit three Underage Release Forms):

International Business Professions (IBP) Program

Please contact ISP office about IBP admission requirements.