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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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Bellevue College Launches ‘Landed’ to Help Its Employees Buy Homes
As cost of living in the Seattle area rises, Bellevue College is becoming the first higher education institution to partner with a program that helps school employees afford homes.
Bellevue College Becomes First Higher Education Institution to Launch Landed
Today, Bellevue College announced it has become the first institution of higher education to launch with Landed, a down payment assistance and financial wellness program aimed at helping educators and school employees afford to buy homes. The program provides half of the down payment on a home, up to $120,000 per family, in exchange for…
BC Illuminates Festival – “Change for Good”
Bellevue College is bringing together authors, storytellers, writers, photographers, musicians, digital world builders, activists, and developers to present at BC Illuminates, a festival of literature, creativity, technology and social change.
Standing Room Only for Tim Wise Keynote at Bellevue College
Nationally renowned anti-racism activist and writer, Tim Wise, spoke before a packed house at Bellevue College on Feb. 28 in honor of Black History Month.
Standing Room Only for Tim Wise Keynote at Bellevue College
Nationally renowned anti-racism activist and writer, Tim Wise, spoke before a packed house at Bellevue College in honor of Black History Month.
BC Illuminates Literary & Technology Festival Set for March 8-9
Bellevue College is bringing together authors, storytellers, writers, photographers, musicians, digital world builders, activists, and developers to present at BC Illuminates, a festival of literature, creativity, technology and social change. Taking place over two days, the festival is geared to connect the King County community with inspiring storytellers and creators ranging from traditional novelists to…
Not once, not twice, but thrice, Seattle’s Kelley Wentworth has taken on ‘Survivor’ — why?
Seattle marketing manager Kelley Wentworth, who studied marketing at Bellevue College, , tells us why she originally tried out for "Survivor" and what she might do with the $1 million prize if she wins it on her third time out.
Kusak Cut Glass Works Closes – KBCS Report
Seattle is home to the rare art form of freehand stone wheel engraved crystal – but not for long. Though Kusak Cut Glass Works has made Seattle its home for over 104 years, the business closes within the next couple of months. Cynthia Brothers, Vanishing Seattle Founder and KBCS’s Yuko Kodama take a tour of the workroom and chat with shop owner, Chuck Kusak about the business’s origins.
Unmute the Commute: The Ferry Riot – KBCS Report
In 1987 a riot on a Washington State ferry resulted in over $30,000 worth of damage to the SV Kitsap.
3rd Annual College Bound Resource Fair Feb. 2
The 3rd Annual College Bound Resource Fair for students with disabilities is returning to Bellevue College on Saturday, Feb. 2 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. The event is open to the public and was created specifically for aspiring college students with disabilities as well as the families and educators in their lives. “This is…