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26th Annual Earth Month Events ‘Make Waves’
Commemorate Earth Day all month long with Bellevue College’s Earth Month event series happening now through April 30.
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Dr. Christina Sciabarra Discusses Her Transition to a Community College Career
Christina Sciabarra is an adjunct faculty member in Political Science at Bellevue College. Her research focuses on building peace after civil wars in the Middle East, particularly Iraq and the Levant region. She is actively engaged with organizations building cultural bridges between the Middle East and the US.
North Bend Interior Designer and BC Alum Opens a Store Within a Store, Chez Toi Designs
Julietta Harding attended Bellevue College (then Bellevue Community College), when they had a three-year design program, and was the owner of Courue Design, Inc. from 1998 to January 2008, doing high-end residential and commercial projects. Her first degree was in journalism, and starting in 2008, she spent ten years in Oklahoma working as a journalist,…
Join Us For Election 2020 – The Youth Vote Event
Gary Locke, interim president of Bellevue College, is among the featured speakers for Election 2020 - The Youth Vote: A conversation about leadership, ethics and values, and how they factor into choosing a candidate. KNKX's Take the Mic and South Seattle Emerald present the free Zoom event on Oct. 14.
ASK: Gary Locke
Gary Locke had been on the job as interim president of Bellevue College for about a month when 425Business caught up with him via telephone in July. We wanted to hear how the job was going, the challenges of running the college during a pandemic, what he’s discovered during his initial weeks, and other questions pertaining to BC and his long history in government.
BC Listed Among Top 10 Colleges For Students With Special Needs
Students with special needs are welcome to a wide range of colleges where they can attend special courses. Bellevue College is listed among those schools that offer specialized courses for students who may have special needs.
Enrollment is surging for Running Start classes — which are now taught online
Washington educators say this mostly online school year is a golden opportunity for 11th- and 12th-graders to take a Running Start class or two. But deadlines are nearing quickly. For Bellevue College, for example, students need to apply by Sept. 15; many classes are already full. Classes start Sept. 21.
$1.47 million grant will support students at Bellevue college
The U.S. Department of Education awarded Bellevue College a federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant of $1.47 million. The grant will help more local students graduate Bellevue College.
$1.5M Federal Grant to Help Bellevue College Students
Bellevue College has received a nearly $1.5 million federal grant to help students overcome potential disadvantages, succeed in school, and graduate
BC alum highlighted in 425Business 30 under 30
Bellevue native Ben Matteucci always wanted to own a business. After an unexpected accident derailed his career selling door to door — he was hit as a pedestrian by a drunk driver — he reached out to his high school friend Brennan Zielinksi to come up with ideas. And so the duo launched ZIMA, a marketing agency that has clients across the country.