The end of the 2023-24 academic year marked the end of an era for the Bellevue College Occupational & Life Skills (OLS) program as our beloved Associate Dean, Pilar Lopez, announced her retirement after over a decade of service. Pilar joined the OLS team in 2014 as the Internship Coordinator, actively forging ongoing relationships with ...more about A Legacy of Dedication: Pilar Lopez Retires From OLS Bellevue College
In the fourth year at OLSBC, students participate in a 250+ hour internship with a local business. All internships are specific to each student and their career pathway. Throughout winter and spring quarters, look for our Internship Stories on our website and social media pages. Intern: Zeke Place of Internship: Goodwill Internship Duties: Package e-commerce ...more about Internship at Goodwill
In the fourth year at OLSBC, students participate in a 250+ hour internship with a local business. All internships are specific to each student and their career pathway. Throughout winter and spring quarters, look for our Internship Stories on our website and social media pages. Intern: Riley Place of Internship: BC Early Learning Center Internship ...more about Internship at BC Early Learning Center
Written by: Aidan, third year student in the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) program. In April, the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) Environment and Our Community course participated in a community activity at the University of Washington’s Clean Energy Institute – where new energy technology is being developed and tested. The ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Visit Clean Energy Institute
The Occupational & Life Skills (OLS) Bellevue College Critical Thinking Through Media course has been actively engaged in the process of analyzing information from various sources and discussing the purpose of messages. A particularly exciting activity they recently undertook was the development of 30 to 60 second commercials for products they randomly selected from a grab bag. The students' creativity ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Evaluating Advertising
In the fourth year at OLSBC, students participate in a 250+ hour internship with a local business. All internships are specific to each student and their career pathway. Throughout winter and spring quarters, look for our Internship Stories on our website and social media pages. Intern: Daniel Place of Internship: Classical King FM 98.1 Internship ...more about Internship at Classical King FM
Lessons OLS Bellevue College (OLSBC) students learn in the OLSBC Personal Finance course and budgeting for an apartment are closely interconnected. OLSBC students visited the Edgewood Park Apartments in Bellevue and learned that finding an apartment involves thoughtful planning, research and asking the right questions. Here are a few tips our students gained that will help ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Learn About Budgeting for an Apartment
The Pacific Northwest is a hard place to be an astronomy buff. Clouds get in the way of most heavenly events, and the recent solar eclipse was no exception. (The BC Observatory made its telescope available to students, to no avail.) But OLS students in Critical Thinking through Science got the next best thing: A ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Enjoy Eclipse in True Pacific Northwest Style
During Winter Quarter 2024, the first year OLS Bellevue College students taking Computer Fundamentals visited the Microsoft Visitor Center for their Community Activity. Throughout the quarter, they expanded their study of Microsoft Office Suite to Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel. The trip to Microsoft was a great way to learn more about Microsoft programs and products. ...more about OLS Bellevue College Tours the Microsoft Visitor Center
In the fourth year at OLSBC, students participate in a 250+ hour internship with a local business. All internships are specific to each student and their career pathway. Throughout winter and spring quarters, look for our Internship Stories on our website and social media pages. Intern: Zack Place of Internship: Orion Industries Internship Duties: Complete ...more about Internship at Orion Industies
