Professional Education

Advance and Achieve: Courses and Certificates to Propel Your Career 

Gain in-demand career skills and knowledge. Learn from industry experts. Designed for working adults. In-person, online and hybrid. 

Winter Registration Now Open

Available in-person at Bellevue College campus or online.

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Upskill in 2025

Navigating a career change? Looking to accelerate your current career? Bellevue College Continuing Education/Tombolo Institute at Bellevue College non-credit certificates and courses help you gain in-demand career skills and knowledge, network and build community with like-mind professionals, and learn from industry experts with real-world insights and experience. Online, hybrid, in-person, evening, weekend, or accelerated options may be available. 

Check out our winter business and professional NONCREDIT courses and certificates:

Looking for non-academic credit professional certificates offered by Bellevue College Continuing Education/Tombolo Institute, review our most current offerings here.

Technology Courses

Intro to IT Security: CompTIA Security+

Intro to IT Security: CompTIA Security+ Are you an aspiring security administrator, network security specialist, or security consultant? This course is designed to equip students with the essential knowledge and skills needed to succeed in this rapidly growing field and covers a comprehensive range of security related topics, including network security, compliance and operational security, threats and vulnerabilities, application, data and host security, access control and identity management, and cryptography. This course aligns with the objectives for the CompTIA Security+ certification exam.

  • Location: Online
  • Duration: 8 Weeks, Evenings
  • REGISTER BY: JANUARY 7, 2025
  • Next Start Date: January 14, 2025
  • Cost: $700.00
  • Learn more …

Intro to Computer Networking – CompTIA Network+ 

Intro to Computer Networking – CompTIA Network+ If you are preparing for the CompTIA Network+ certification exam, register for our 14-week online course and learn the fundamentals of networking technologies including network architecture, operations, security, troubleshooting, industry standards and best practices. Topics covered include network devices, network media, TCP/IP and other protocols, routing, WAN technologies, wireless networking, network security techniques, disaster recovery, and remote access methods and provides students with the knowledge and skills required to prepare for the CompTIA Network+ certification exam. 

  • Location: Online 
  • Duration: 14 Weeks, Evenings 
  • REGISTER BY: DECEMBER 31, 2024
  • Next Start Date:  January 8, 2025
  • Cost: $700.00 
  • Learn more …

Python Basics: Python Institute PCEP 

Python Basics: Python Institute PCEP According to the Python Institute, Python is the programming language that opens more doors than any other, and the more you understand Python, the more you can do. This winter Bellevue College Continuing Education is offering a 6-week online Python Basics course designed for those: 

  • Interested in a career or project in data science, machine learning, or scientific research 
  • Interested in automating tasks and writing scripts to streamline repetitive processes 
  • Interested in learning your first programming language 
  • Looking to learn a versatile language that can be used for web development, data analysis, automation, and machine learning 
  • Looking to improve collaboration with other computer programmers on your team 
  • Looking to write code more efficiently and reduce development time  
  • Experienced programmers looking to expand your skills set 
  • Preparing to take the Python Institute PCEP-30-02 certification exam 
  • Location: Online
  • Duration: 6 Weeks, Evenings 
  • REGISTER BY: DECEMBER 31, 2024 (session 1) or FEBRUARY 12, 2025 (session 2)
  • Next Start Date:  January 8, 2025 (session 1) or February 19, 2025 (session 2)
  • Cost: $625 
  • Learn more and register …

… His [the instructor] grasp on the language is obviously deep, the curriculum has great value, and I feel prepared for certification. His ability to deliver a path into Python coding was thoughtful, concise, and engaging for every class. …
-Bellevue College Continuing Education Fall 2024 Python Student

Networking Foundations: Cisco CCNA

Networking Foundations: Cisco CCNA Taking the Cisco CCNA certification exam? Let Bellevue College Continuing Education Networking Foundations: Cisco CCNA course help prepare you. Our 6-week course covers networking fundamentals, protocols, & technologies and upon successful completion, prepares students to take the Cisco CCNA certification exam. The course provides a combination of in-person evening classes and self-study.  

  • Location: Hybrid (Sessions in person and online), Bellevue College Campus 
  • Duration: 6 weeks 
  • Time: Evenings, Self-Study 
  • REGISTER BY: DECEMBER 31, 2024
  • Next Start Date:  January 7, 2025
  • Cost: $1,289.00
  • Register and learn more …

Project Management & Scrum Courses

No noncredit project management or scrum courses offered in Winter 2025

Human Resources Courses

Bellevue College Continuing Education HR Short Course Series (Winter 2025)  

  • Online, evening instructor-led classes 
  • Learn the fundamentals and advanced topics quickly in an accelerated/intensive format
  • Learn from an industry expert with real-world insights, examples, and experience  

Bellevue College Continuing Education is offering a new HR Short Course Series this Winter starting in January 2025!  Short courses let you learn the fundamentals and advanced topics quickly in an accelerated/intensive format. Take one to quickly learn about a specific HR function, a combination of short courses relevant to your role, or all three to help prepare for roles such as HR Specialist, HR Coordinator, and HR Generalist. 

HR Foundations. This 1.5-week online short course introduces essential HR and US Employment Law knowledge. Great for new HR professionals, people leaders, or people responsible for the HR functions in small to mid-size businesses. Students learn essential employment laws and regulations, compliance practices, and strategies to help prevent workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Also covers key HR roles, functions, and trends, and issues.   

  • Location: Online 
  • Duration: 1.5 Weeks, Evenings 
  • REGISTER BY: JANUARY 7, 2025
  • Next Start Date: January 14, 2025
  • Cost: $219
  • SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs): Students eligible to receive 8.25
  • Learn more and register …

HR Performance Management. This 1.5-week online short course explores the critical function of performance management in an organization, including learning and development, employee relations, and labor relations. Designed for people managers and HR professionals, this program dives into employee development, training design and methods, organizational development, performance management systems, appraisals, and progressive discipline. This short course also introduces labor relations, the union-organizing process, collective bargaining, grievance procedures, and the legal landscape of labor-management relations.  

  • Location: Online 
  • Duration: 1.5 Weeks, Evenings
  • REGISTER BY: JANUARY 28, 2025
  • Next Start Date: February 4, 2025
  • Cost: $219
  • SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs): Students eligible to receive 8.25
  • Learn more and register …

HR Talent Management. This 2-week online short course explores talent acquisition, total rewards, and HR administration. Ideal for hiring managers and HR professionals, this course covers recruiting strategies, employer branding, conducting legally compliant interviews, addressing interviewer bias, and optimizing onboarding and orientation processes for employee retention. Additionally, it explores the fundamentals of compensation and benefits programs, employee leave management, and HR administration topics like HR metrics, record-keeping responsibilities, reporting and posting requirements, OSHA compliance, and promoting a healthy work environment. 

  • Location: Online 
  • Duration: 2 Weeks, Evenings 
  • REGISTER BY: FEBRUARY 18, 2025
  • Next Start Date: February 25, 2025
  • Cost: $290 
  • SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs): Eligible for up to 11.75 
  • Learn more and register …

SHRM CP/SCP Exam Power Prep. Jumpstart your exam preparation with our in-person accelerated 2-day course. This intensive short course is held over two Saturdays, includes 18 months of access to the SHRM Learning System, and is designed to quickly prepare you for exam success! Your enrollment includes the SHRM Learning system online portal and print books (a $1,180 value) with learning modules, practice questions, sample exams, interactive study tools, instructional videos, flashcards, and additional exam prep resources.   

This course delves into situational judgment questions, explains how questions are crafted, and helps you master answering them using SHRM knowledge and behavioral competencies. You’ll gain experience with SHRM-CP/SCP exam questions and develop a personalized study plan based on your knowledge assessments and timeline. You also receive 18 months of access to the SHRM Learning System® to help you continue preparing for exam day.   

For many HR professionals, earning a SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential showcases your knowledge, competency, and value to employers, helping you stand out as an HR expert and leader. If you are ready to take the exam, let our course prepare you for exam success! 

  • Location: Bellevue College campus 
  • Duration: 2 Saturdays 
  • REGISTER BY: February 7, 2025
  • Next Start Date: February 15, 2025
  • Cost: $989 (enrollment includes the SHRM Learning system online portal and print books (a $1,180 value)  
  • SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs): Eligible for up to 11  
  • Learn more and register …

Bellevue College Continuing Education/Tombolo Institute of Bellevue College is proud to be a SHRM Recertification Provider and recognized as a “provider of choice” and our fall HR courses are pre-approved by SHRM for recertification professional development credits (PDCs).

Technical Writing Certificate

(Popular Certificate) Technical Writing Certificate Looking to enhance your technical writing skills to better communicate with your audiences? With Bellevue College Continuing Education 15-week online instructor moderated Technical Writing Certificate program, we’ll cover concepts and practical applications to help you become a confident technical writer.

  • Location: Online, Instructor Moderated 
  • Duration: 15 weeks
  • REGISTER BY: DECEMBER 30, 2024
  • Next Start Date:  January 6, 2025
  • Cost: $1,649.00
  • Learn more …

Translation and Interpreting

Courses & Certificates

Introduction to Translation & Interpreting Are you bilingual and exploring a full or part-time career in translation and interpreting? This 3-week introductory course is designed for those proficient in English and at least one other language who are interested in exploring a career in translation and/or interpreting and covers what a career in this field can look like, what it takes to be successful, and introduces expectations for the Translation & Interpreting Certificate program. According to Caitilin Walsh and Jonas Nicotra, two of the instructors and the curriculum designers, many translators and interpreters prefer to be self-employed working remotely where they choose their own tasks and set their own schedules. If you are interested in learning what a career in this rewarding field could look like, register for this 3-week introductory course today. 

  • Location: Online
  • Duration: 3 Weeks, Evenings
  • REGISTER BY: FEBRUARY 12, 2025
  • Next Start Date:  February 19, 2025
  • Cost: $499.00
  • Learn more and register …

Core Translation & Interpreting Certificate Program Designed for early-career translators or interpreters with a few years of work experience, or those just starting in the industry and interested in earning a certificate to help their career, this 6-month certificate program is designed to teach the fundamentals of the translation & interpreting fields. It is composed of four embedded courses: Interpreting Fundamentals, Translation Fundamentals, Terminology & Technology, and Professional Practice. By the end of the program, students will be able to apply professional conventions and behavior norms, code of ethics, industry technology, and terminology. Students will also learn how to effectively manage and market a private practice.

  • Location: Online
  • Duration: 22 Weeks, Evenings
  • REGISTER BY: TBD
  • Next Start Date: Expected to be offered in Spring 2025
  • Learn more …

Learning Formats

In-person Classroom Format: Conveniently attend class at Bellevue College Main Campus. Classes generally meet once or twice a week in evenings or on weekends.

Online with Real-Time Meetings/ Online Scheduled Learning Format: Ideal for professionals looking to combine the convenience of online learning with the ability to learn and connect virtually once or more a week at scheduled times with an instructor and fellow students, many times virtual meetings are in the evening or on weekends.

Accelerated Format: Ideal for professionals looking to step up the pace and complete programs in an accelerated timeframe. To accomplish this, you’ll attend more class hours each week for fewer weeks.

Employee Vouchers

Boeing Employees

We are proud to be a Preferred School Partner of Boeing’s Learning Together Program. Learn more about our professional development opportunities that may be eligible for funding from Boeing’s Learning Together Program. Be sure to check with your supervisor or Learning Together representative to make sure you are eligible.

Eligible participants with vouchers should contact Bellevue College Continuing Education Customer Service for additional instructions.

If you’re a local employer who loves supporting your employees’ education, let’s talk.

Bellevue College Continuing Education works with many businesses who wish to sponsor their employees’ education. Please contact us if you would like to become an employee education partner organization.

Have Additional Continuing Education Prof, Tech and Tombolo Institute Questions?

Below are some common questions we get from Bellevue College Continuing Education/Tombolo Institute professional education course and certificate students.

  • What type of professional education courses and certificates are offered? 
    • Bellevue College Continuing Education/Tombolo Institute offer non-credit professional development courses that allow you to explore new areas, topics, or can help you gain in-demand skills and knowledge, network with others, and learn from industry experts to propel or navigate your career. 
  • Does Continuing Education/Tombolo Institute offer degree programs?  
    • No. Bellevue College Continuing Education/Tombolo Institute offers non-credit classes and non-credit certificate programs. For more information on credit degree programs, visit the Bellevue College website or call (425) 564-2222.  
  • Certificate Completion and Digital Badging
    • Digital credentials are issued to students who successfully complete Tombolo Institute of Bellevue College certificate programs. These credentials are offered through Credly’s Platform. Two to three weeks after completion of your certificate program, you will receive an email from Credly to accept your digital credentials. Please note digital badges are branded Tombolo Institute of Bellevue College.  
    • Learn more about Non-Credit Certificate Programs at Bellevue College Continuing Education/ Tombolo Institute at Bellevue College. 
  • Bellevue College Campus  
    • The campus at Bellevue College has additional career support through The Center for Career Connections, which provides comprehensive career resources and services for all stages of your academic and professional career.  

Looking for an online course or program we don’t offer? Check out our online partner ed2go. Courses are online, most are low cost, and mostly self-guided.

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Last Updated November 27, 2024