In-depth preparation for 21st Century Careers
BCC offers an amazingly in-depth curriculum taught with lots of hands-on activities and real world examples. Industry experts work with BCC faculty to ensure that courses are developed with the latest content and real world relevance. Students leave BCC with the right skills for the right jobs.
Industry Connection
BCC technology programs are driven by industry advisory boards consisting of professionals working at organizations in the community. Current advisory boards include representatives from large companies like Microsoft and Boeing as well as smaller entrepreneurial organizations such as E-Financial and Intellcia Corporation.
Employers often turn to BCC to find qualified candidates for open positions. In the past, Microsoft’s Developer Division – User Education area held special on-campus recruiting sessions for BCC Information Technology students.
Career Planning
BCC’s Career Center is available to help you through all stages of career planning. They can help you find internships, prepare resumes or decide upon a career that fits your talents.
Unparalleled Flexibility
Courses at BCC are offered during the day, during the evening and on-line to accommodate working professionals.
Faculty understand that students may have significant commitments beyond their academic life.
Excellent Faculty
BCC faculty have a unique combination of unbeatable technical expertise and caring for their students. Small class sizes make it easy to ask questions and get the help you need. Faculty focus on their teaching and are evaluated based upon student feedback.
Faculty are also readily available outside class to provide mentoring and coaching.
Computerized Facilities
BCC classrooms are furnished with the latest computers and software. Students work in real-world environments so they can be prepared to be immediately productive upon graduation. Computer labs across campus provide excellent places to study when not in class.
Personalized Student Services
BCC offers a wide range of student services ranging from 1-on-1 tutoring to on-campus childcare to financial aid or tuition assistance. Help is always at your doorstep.
Institutional Excellence
BCC is a recognized leader in Information Technology education. BCC serves as the Center for IT Excellence (CITE) for community colleges in the state of Washington. BCC also houses the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies and the Life Sciences Informatics Center.
Core Values
Bellevue Community College is committed to maintaining an environment in which every member of the campus community feels welcome to participate in the life of the college, free from harassment and discrimination. We value our different backgrounds at BCC, and students, faculty, staff members, and administrators are to treat one another with dignity and respect.
Tremendous Overall Educational Value
BCC offers a high quality education taught by highly qualified faculty at prices made affordable by the state of Washington. We challenge you to find a better educational value.
∞ Free Software ∞ Yes, this is number 11..!! Students who enroll in our courses are eligible to receive Microsoft software at no charge. Software development tools such as Visual Studio and C# as well as SQL Server are available to students. These are fully functional versions with no expiration date.