ctcLink for Students Class Search Tutorial

Step One: Navigate to the Bellevue College class schedule.

Three methods: BC website, ctcLink mobile portal, or use a URL. Please note that all methods redirect to Bellevue College’s ctcLink class schedule.

Method One: Select ‘Classes’ on the Bellevue College website (located in main navigation bar): https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/.

Method Two: Visit Bellevue College ctcLink mobile portal (wa080.ctcLink.us) and select ‘Class Search’.

Method Three: Enter https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/classes/ in your preferred browser.

Step Two: Select the ‘Class Information’ option you want to use.

There are three options:

• Class Search
  • View course sections offered for each class and subject in a selected term (quarter).

• Browse Classes
  • View classes offered for each subject in a selected term

• Course Catalog
  • View subjects offered and classes within them, not specific to any quarter.

Step Three: Select the term you want to display information for

Use the ‘Term’ drop down. This is a required field.

Step Four: Select the Academic Organization or Subject you Want to Display Information For

Academic Organization
Use this field to perform a search for all classes in a selected term for a given topic. This includes CCN and non-CCN courses, with CCN courses listed after non-CCN courses. CCN stands for Common Course Numbered. These courses more easily transfer to other community and technical colleges in Washington State. CCN courses have an ‘&’ after their course name.

Subject
Use this field to perform a search for classes in a selected term, further separated by CCN and non-CCN courses.

Step Five: Add additional filter fields as desired

Select ‘More Filters’ to display all filter options (details provided at end of tutorial).

Step Six: Choose to ‘Show Open Classes Only’ or All Classes

Select the check box to display only classes with available space, leave it blank to show classes with waitlists.

Step Seven: Select ‘Search’ to display class sections offered

Information displays sections by courses and quarter.

Summary fields for each section include:

• Days: Indicate what days of the week the course takes place
• Start/End: Indicate start and stop times for classes
• Room: Where class is located on campus
• Status: How many spots are available

Tip: Pay attention to the Section name. This provides information on the course format.

• LEC: Lecture
• LAB: Laboratory/Studio

Step Eight: Select ‘Expand’ to display class sections information.

Important detailed sections include ‘Information’, ‘Details’, and ‘Availability’.

Tip: Available seats in a course section are indicated in two places:

• Beneath ‘Status’ in the section summary AND
• In the ‘Availability’ detailed section

The first number is the number of spots still available, and the second number is the total number of spots for the class or waitlist.

Tip: Pay attention to courses with lab components. If you want to register for this course, you will also need to register for its laboratory component.

Find the Lab Component of a Course with a Lab Component

Note: Laboratory components for courses are listed separately in ctcLink. They are identified in two ways:

An ‘L’ is listed in the first string of letters before the hyphen (-)
The second string of letters after the hyphen (-) are LAB

A section’s lab component is denoted by the same letter(s) the section starts with, but with an ‘L’ attached to the end.

For example, the laboratory component for A-LEC (11990) is AL-LAB (11991).

Step Nine: Make Note of the ‘Class Number’ for sections you want to register for

Tip: Use the class number to more easily find classes you want to register for once registration opens.

Enter it in the ‘Class number’ search criteria field. Note: You must expand ‘More Filters’ to enter the class number.

Step Ten: Continue to browse the class schedule and make note of the class numbers you want to register for!

Filter Options include:

Summary Fields

Term: What term (quarter) you look up classes for.

Academic Organization: Displays all courses (CCN and non-CCN) within a topic.

Subject: The subject of the courses you want to display information for.

Catalog #: A three-digit number associated with a course at Bellevue College. For example: 108 for BIOL 108.

Instruction Mode: The type of course format you prefer. Includes ‘In Person’, ‘Hybrid’, ‘On-line’, ‘Independent Studies’, and ‘Other’

More Filter Options

Keyword: Enter a word or phrase you want to see classes that might cover or contain the topic.

Start/End Time: Preferred time you want your course to start and/or end.

Days: Preferred days of the week you want your course to be held on. Please note: Online courses do not have specific days of the week.

Class Number: A specific number associated with a course section.

Course Attribute: Select ‘Bellevue Defined Attributes’. This is used in combination with ‘Course Attribute Value’ to display classes in subjects that fulfill particular degree requirements or are part of a specific category.

Course Attribute Value: Different options available to filter courses by, based on Bellevue College defined attributes (categories) or degree requirements. For example: Diversity Degree Requirement.

Instructor Last Name: The last name of the instructor you want to display course sections for.

Units: The number of units (credits) you want the course(s) to display information for