Apply for Work-Study

Federal and State work study is funded via grants from the Federal and State governments, and we are only allocated so much funding per aid year.

Because of this, only so many jobs can be posted, and there is no guarantee that all of the jobs that might be posted will be filled. We work to accommodate as many departments and their requests for hires as possible, but we can only work within our funding limits.

Most hiring happens during Summer and Fall quarters. Some hiring might take place after this, but it is generally better to apply earlier if you can.

Work study is structured the same as any normal job, meaning that you must be hired into a position in order to earn any of the funds listed on your offer letter.

You earn these funds as you work and they are paid to you as a regular paycheck, meaning that they are not available to you at the beginning of the quarter to pay your tuition and fees like other types of aid. But should instead be used to supplement current, everyday expenses, such as supplies, transportation, or living expenses.

The amount listed on your offer letter, specifically under ‘Work Study Offer’ is the amount that you may work up to during a quarter. If you do not earn all of this amount in one quarter it does NOT roll over to the next quarter.

Because work study is a type of financial aid, it is subject to being considered, along with any other aid that you might be eligible for, in your Cost of Attendance (COA) calculation.

This calculation and other federal and state guidelines restrict the amount of aid a student can receive per aid year and per quarter.

Because of this, if you are receiving other types of aid (loans, scholarships, grants, BFET assistance, etc.), the amount listed in your ‘Work Study Offer’ is subject to change at any time, even mid-quarter as you are working.

If you have already been hired and are working, please note: If you are intending to take out loans, accept scholarships, apply for additional aid through other departments, please reach out to ws@bellevuecollege.edu to first inquire how this action might impact your ability to continue working.

Submit either a FAFSA or WASFA application NOT BOTH!

• To submit a FAFSA, visit studentaid.gov and complete the FAFSA application that corresponds to the correct aid year in which you are attending classes.
  
• To submit a WASFA, visit wsac.wa.gov and complete the WASFA application that corresponds to the correct aid year in which you are attending classes.

Please note: Aid years always run Summer-Spring, meaning that Summer is the first quarter in a new aid year and Spring is the last quarter.

Not sure which application you should complete? Please check out the eligibility requirements on each website to determine which you should fill out.

We only review files for students who have registered for classes, so please register for your classes as soon as possible. Please see the Academic Calendar for enrollment dates.

Once you are registered, if we do not need additional documents from you, we will put you in line for a file review. These reviews take several weeks, especially at the beginning of the new aid year and at the start of each new quarter.

Please keep a close eye on your email and ctcLink account for updates after you are registered. Promptly respond to any inquiries we make and submit any documents that we ask for.

Any delay in receiving documents/information after it has been requested can result in significant delays in receiving potential aid.

Once your financial aid has been reviewed and packaged, you will receive an offer letter via email letting you know all of the aid you’re eligible for, excluding loans unless you submitted a loan application to our office.

On your offer letter, there is a section that mentions a ‘Work Study Offer’, if you see an amount listed in that section, it means that you are potentially eligible for work study during the quarter(s) indicated.

Further eligibility will need to be determined and is contingent on multiple factors, but at this point, you can begin applying for work study jobs!

All of our work study positions are currently listed in Handshake. To apply for these positions, you will need to log in using your BC email login, set up your profile, and upload a resume.

Need help with your resume?

• Book a meeting with a career specialist, or
  
• Download the Resume Essentials Guide

Each department is in charge of reviewing resumes for students who are eligible for work study and then reaching out to those students to initiate the interview process.

Resumes are generally sent to each department within two weeks of a job opening and then again upon the supervisor’s request if they are unable to find a suitable applicant.

If you were not eligible for work study for any reason (a list of which can be found above), your resume will not be sent to the supervisor. The work study coordinator strives to send a message to each student who is not eligible, so please keep an eye on your email.

• Please note: If you are not eligible and applied for multiple positions, only one email will be sent to let you know why you are not eligible, but it is applicable for each job you applied for.

If you are selected to potentially be hired, you will receive an email communication to complete a permission form for a background check. This is something that all Bellevue College employees complete.

Please keep a close eye on your email for this. Once it is completed, if it clears, your new supervisor will send you a new hire packet with paperwork to complete.

After this paperwork is complete, you should have your start date and can begin working on that date.

Bellevue College employees submit bi-weekly timesheets. These are due on the 15th and 30th/31st of each month (unless the last working day of the month falls on an early day). Email reminders are generally sent out a few days before each timesheet is due.

If you need assistance submitting your timesheet, please review the step-by-step process.