Current DRC Students

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Request Accommodations Each Quarter

We recommend you request accommodations as soon as you register for classes. You can request accommodations through MyDRC! 

You may need to submit additional confirmation you are using certain accommodations. Please check your BC Email regularly for updates and notifications from us!

Student Central Appeal Process

Students may use the online appeal process for the following areas:

  • Medical withdrawals and refunds for a serious medical condition (including family members, for mental health, and death).
    • All requests for a medical withdrawal and refund are submitted and processed online.
    • Students must also submit the Health Care Provider Verification Form to the health care provider who can document the medical situation.
    • Other documentation may also be submitted, if needed, to provide additional information.
  • Military service or deployment withdrawals and refunds
  • Request for an official withdrawal after the deadline
  • Other changes in registration or admission not covered above

Other withdrawals should submit Enrollment and Registration’s Withdrawal Appeal in which you’ll have the opportunity to explain the reason for your appeal.

Please note the following when considering a withdrawal:

  • Appeals must be submitted by the last day of the next quarter (e.g. the last day of Fall Quarter for a Summer Quarter withdrawal)
  • A ‘W’ will appear on your transcript.  This is a federal reporting requirement and cannot be removed.
  • There are many potential impacts to your Financial Aid. You should talk with a Financial Aid advisor before requesting the appeal. They may be able to discuss better options to meet your goals of the withdrawal, such as retaking the class at a later time.

Student Release of Information Authorization

If you want us or another office to share your information with an advocate, complete the Information Release Authorization Form.  You can Withdraw Permission for Information at any time. 

Students must be present in order to discuss issues with classes or accommodations with an Access Specialist.

Read more on Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the law about student confidentiality.

Title IX (Gender-Based Discrimination)

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. § 1681) is an all-encompassing federal law that prohibits gender-based discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funds. Title IX is most commonly associated with gender discrimination in sports and is credited with advancing participation of women in athletics. However, the scope of Title IX is much more broad. It prohibits gender-based discrimination in all college programs and activities.

Title IX protection from discrimination extends to faculty, staff and students. It covers a wide array of sex- and gender-based discrimination, including such things as: sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, gender-identity, gender-expression, and pregnancy. It also prohibits retaliation against anyone who makes or participates in a complaint.

You can report a concern online. If you want to talk with someone before filing a report online, reach out to the Title IX office.

Accommodations are possible for contacting and working with Title IX; if you would like to discuss this, please contact whomever at the DRC you feel most comfortable with.

Read&Write

Read&Write is an educational support tool that offers help with everyday tasks like reading text out loud, understanding unfamiliar words, researching assignments, and proofing written work. There is a desktop application available for Windows and Mac, with web extensions on Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Safari, as well as applications available on iPads and Android tablets! Read&Write’s text-to-speech capabilities can be used on web articles, PDF files, word documents, and a variety of other text sources. 

How To Download 

  • Visit their website
  • Find the version of Read&Write that is correct for your computer
    • Read&Write for Windows (MSI) – Group/Unlimited License
    • Read&Write for Mac
  • For using Read&Write as a browser we suggest using:
    • Read&Write for Google Chrome
    • Read&Write for Microsoft Edge
  • Select “Sign in with Microsoft” when prompted during installation.
  • Use your Bellevue College email and password to log in

Tutoring

Free tutoring for all students enrolled in classes is available through the Academic Success Center.

Sign Language Interpreter Requests

Email the DRC to request an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for an upcoming event, meeting, or appointment. Contact us as soon as possible but no later than 2 business days before your event.

Include in your email:

  • Date of Event
  • Start and End Time
  • Type of Event
  • Location of Event

We recommend the organizer of the meeting or event planner request an interpreter. If the request is made by a BC club or organization, they will be responsible for compensating for the cost of the interpreters and should include their budget number in their email.

Last Updated May 8, 2026