{"id":6,"date":"2014-05-12T11:35:35","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T18:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mayflower-template-full\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:43:19","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts at a Glance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/robotics-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A professor models a robot for the class.\" class=\"wp-image-607 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/robotics-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/robotics-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/robotics-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/robotics-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/robotics-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">About Bellevue College<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Public<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community-based<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open-access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coeducational<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/student-studying-w-ipad-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A student studies with a notebook and iPad.\" class=\"wp-image-604 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/student-studying-w-ipad-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/student-studying-w-ipad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/student-studying-w-ipad-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/student-studying-w-ipad-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/student-studying-w-ipad-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Academic Calendar<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quarterly (summer, fall, winter, spring)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Academic year runs July through June<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/camerawork-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A student sets up a camera to film a BC event.\" class=\"wp-image-619 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/camerawork-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/camerawork-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/camerawork-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/camerawork-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/camerawork-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Service District<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bellevue, Issaquah, Mercer Island, Skykomish and Snoqualmie Valley school districts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/lab-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A student works with test tubes in a lab.\" class=\"wp-image-599 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/lab-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/lab-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/lab-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/lab-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/lab-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Accreditation<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certain programs additionally accredited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/about-us\/accreditation-information\/discipline-specific-accreditation\/\">discipline-specific organizations&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/BC-Commencement_Ryder_2024_216-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Soon-to-be Bellevue College alumni attend graduation ceremonies.\" class=\"wp-image-609 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/BC-Commencement_Ryder_2024_216-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/BC-Commencement_Ryder_2024_216-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/BC-Commencement_Ryder_2024_216-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/BC-Commencement_Ryder_2024_216-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/BC-Commencement_Ryder_2024_216-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Award Levels<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bachelor&#8217;s degrees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associate degrees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certifications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High school completions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/fountain-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bellevue College fountain.\" class=\"wp-image-611 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/fountain-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/fountain-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/fountain-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/fountain-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/fountain-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Founding Fact<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bellevue College was founded in January 1966 under the name Bellevue Community College.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/studying-table-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Three students study together.\" class=\"wp-image-603 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/studying-table-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/studying-table-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/studying-table-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/studying-table-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/studying-table-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Eligibility<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Any applicant who has graduated from high school, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is 16 or 17 years old with proof of GED completion, or <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is 18 years of age or older<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/interior-design-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Interior design students display presentations.\" class=\"wp-image-601 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/interior-design-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/interior-design-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/interior-design-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/interior-design-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/interior-design-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">2023\u201324 Enrollment<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Credit and continuing education students \u2013 20,659<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students enrolled for credit \u2013 19,781<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fall 2024 students for credit \u2013 12,316<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/bike-rider_campus-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A student bicycles through campus with a guitar case.\" class=\"wp-image-594 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/bike-rider_campus-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/bike-rider_campus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/bike-rider_campus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/bike-rider_campus-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/bike-rider_campus-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Demographics <\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Average age of BC credit students is 26; median age is 21.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>51% of students take 12 or more credits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/intl-students-union-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Two students walk past the BC Student Union.\" class=\"wp-image-602 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/intl-students-union-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/intl-students-union-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/intl-students-union-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/intl-students-union-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/intl-students-union-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">International Enrollment<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>938 international students (F-1 and J-1 visas) are enrolled in credit classes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>55 different countries are represented.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/U-building-success-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The bike rack by BC's U Building spells out the word &quot;success.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-622 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/U-building-success-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/U-building-success-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/U-building-success-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/U-building-success-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/U-building-success-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Enrollment By Country (Top Ten)<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-6\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kyrgyzstan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vietnam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South Korea<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-6\">\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Taiwan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indonesia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brazil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Myanmar<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/campus_view-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The horizon as seen from the Bellevue College campus.\" class=\"wp-image-610 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/campus_view-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/campus_view-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/campus_view-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/campus_view-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/campus_view-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Enrollment By Race\/Ethnicity<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\"><div class=\"mayflower-tablepress-wrap\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-16\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-16 table\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Race\/Ethnicity<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">% of all students<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">American Indian or Alaskan Native<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">&lt;1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Asian <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Black or African American<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Latina, Latino, Latinx, or Hispanic<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">&lt;1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">White <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">38%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Two or more races<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Undisclosed<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><!-- #tablepress-16 from cache --><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programs Of Study<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/student-blue-suit-w-laptop-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A student works at a laptop.\" class=\"wp-image-605 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/student-blue-suit-w-laptop-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/student-blue-suit-w-laptop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/student-blue-suit-w-laptop-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/student-blue-suit-w-laptop-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/student-blue-suit-w-laptop-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Degree\/ Certificate Programs<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>15 Bachelor\u2019s degrees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>9 Academic\/ transfer associate degrees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>23 Professional\/ technical degrees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15 Baccalaureate certifications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>55 Associate certifications&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/BC-Commencement-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"BC graduates proceed to receive their diplomas.\" class=\"wp-image-592 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/BC-Commencement-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/BC-Commencement-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/BC-Commencement-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/BC-Commencement-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/BC-Commencement-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Academic Awards 2023-24<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>309 Bachelor\u2019s degrees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>272 Professional\/ technical associate degrees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,136 Academic\/ transfer associate degrees&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>257 Certifications&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,115 High school completions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/eeg-class-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Students review an EEG onscreen with a professor.\" class=\"wp-image-620 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/eeg-class-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/eeg-class-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/eeg-class-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/eeg-class-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/eeg-class-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Highest-Enrolled Programs<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Associate of Arts &amp; Sciences (AAS) Direct Transfer Agreement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associate of Arts (AA) in Business Direct Transfer Agreement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associate of Arts (AA) in General Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associate in Science \u2013 Transfer (AS-T) Track 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associate in Science \u2013 Transfer (AS-T) Track 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/RadiationTherapy-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Students work on projects in the classroom.\" class=\"wp-image-614 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/RadiationTherapy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/RadiationTherapy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/RadiationTherapy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/RadiationTherapy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/RadiationTherapy-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Bachelor&#8217;s Degrees<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>STEM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technology and Data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visual and Performing Arts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/OLS-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Students work in a computer lab.\" class=\"wp-image-616 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/OLS-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/OLS-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/OLS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/OLS-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/OLS-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Specialized Learning<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Occupational &amp; Life Skills (OLS) is an accredited associate degree program for adults with learning disabilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BC offers supportive learning communities that provide mentoring, advocacy, college guidance, preparation courses, and more. These cohort programs include Neurodiversity Navigators, STEM to Stern, Multicultural Services, Umoja, Puente, and TRiO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/smiling-student-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A student smiles while in conversation.\" class=\"wp-image-595 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/smiling-student-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/smiling-student-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/smiling-student-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/smiling-student-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/smiling-student-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Return on Investment (ROI)<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No degree-granting college in Washington state has a better 10-year ROI than BC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BC ties for 8th in the nation in 10-year ROI among public colleges offering 4-year degrees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Median hourly wage of the Class of 2021 (prof\/tech graduates with an associate degree): $33.80 per hour, which was the second highest in Washington state and 40% more than the statewide average.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did You Know&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/drums-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Students drum on campus.\" class=\"wp-image-597 img-fluid \" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/drums-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/drums-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/drums-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/drums-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/drums-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Student Success&nbsp;<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>55% of students who started at Bellevue College in Fall&nbsp;2020 graduated or transferred to a four-year institution&nbsp;within four years\u2014substantially above the national&nbsp;average for similar colleges of 40%.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/Theater-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Students attend class in the Carlson Theatre.\" class=\"wp-image-615 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/Theater-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/Theater-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/Theater-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/Theater-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/Theater-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Average Class Size<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Average class size is 21.5 students.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-4\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/hs_code-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A student works at a desktop computer.\" class=\"wp-image-600 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/hs_code-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/hs_code-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/hs_code-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/hs_code-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/04\/hs_code-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-primary text-white\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">High School Programs<\/h3><div class=\"card-body bg-light text-dark\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3,317 students are enrolled in the Running Start program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2,635 students earned college credit through the College in the High School program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us About Bellevue College Public Community-based Open-access Coeducational Academic Calendar Quarterly (summer, fall, winter, spring) Academic year runs July through June Service District Bellevue, Issaquah, Mercer Island, Skykomish and Snoqualmie Valley school districts Accreditation Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) Certain programs additionally accredited by 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