{"id":100,"date":"2023-08-17T12:36:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T19:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/new-foundation-dev\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:01:48","slug":"student-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/support-bc-students\/student-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/20230216-Health-Wellness-NFobes-026_1400x600px-1024x439.jpg\" alt=\"Students attend class at BC.\" class=\"wp-image-126 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/20230216-Health-Wellness-NFobes-026_1400x600px-1024x439.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/20230216-Health-Wellness-NFobes-026_1400x600px-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/20230216-Health-Wellness-NFobes-026_1400x600px-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/20230216-Health-Wellness-NFobes-026_1400x600px.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s world is increasingly more competitive and challenging. Housing costs continue to rise, graduates are left with looming debt and employment in a student\u2019s field of study right out of college can be hard to come by.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/host.nxt.blackbaud.com\/donor-form?svcid=renxt&amp;formId=7bf45e8d-8c5b-4f92-b4a1-9c2ce96c0360&amp;envid=p-dZzSmbByc0Gj_EzWwBqL5g&amp;zone=usa\">Through your generosity<\/a>, BC students become the most sought-after graduates in our region and their employers remain motivated to invest even more into their future, in our region and in BC programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/host.nxt.blackbaud.com\/donor-form?svcid=renxt&amp;formId=7bf45e8d-8c5b-4f92-b4a1-9c2ce96c0360&amp;envid=p-dZzSmbByc0Gj_EzWwBqL5g&amp;zone=usa\">Your investment<\/a> supporting access to quality education ensures that BC can continue to provide students the resources to accomplish their lifelong professional goals and join the workforce upon graduation. Learn more about how these three BC alumni have done just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Our Alumni Say<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt is incredibly important that programs like the ones BC offers exist. I don\u2019t know anyone I graduated BC with who didn\u2019t get a job right away. BC as an organization helps fill the workforce in this region with capable individuals with marketable skills.\u201d <\/p>\n<cite>Katie Chang<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Student Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet other BC students and alumni, and learn how BC helped them on their path to fulfilling their goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/Roneel-Naidu-802x802px.jpg\" alt=\"BC alum Roneel Naidu at work.\" class=\"wp-image-520 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/Roneel-Naidu-802x802px.jpg 802w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/Roneel-Naidu-802x802px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/Roneel-Naidu-802x802px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/Roneel-Naidu-802x802px-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/Roneel-Naidu-802x802px-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/Roneel-Naidu-802x802px-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/Roneel-Naidu-802x802px-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/support-bc-students\/student-stories\/student-stories-roneel-naidu\/\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Read Roneel&#8217;s Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/10\/Octavania-Bostina_610x610.jpg\" alt=\"BC alum Octaviana Bostina.\" class=\"wp-image-1104 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/10\/Octavania-Bostina_610x610.jpg 610w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/support-bc-students\/student-stories\/student-stories-octaviana-bostina\/\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Read Octaviana&#8217;s Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/Nancy-Moore-800x801px.jpg\" alt=\"BC alum Nancy Moore at work.\" class=\"wp-image-523 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/Nancy-Moore-800x801px.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/Nancy-Moore-800x801px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/Nancy-Moore-800x801px-150x150.jpg 150w, 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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\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/10\/Bellevue-College-alum-Pooja-Jain-610x610px.jpg\" alt=\"BC alum Pooja Jain.\" class=\"wp-image-1106 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/10\/Bellevue-College-alum-Pooja-Jain-610x610px.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/10\/Bellevue-College-alum-Pooja-Jain-610x610px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/10\/Bellevue-College-alum-Pooja-Jain-610x610px-150x150.jpg 150w, 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class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/jialing-david_800x801px.jpg\" alt=\"BC student Jialing (David) Wang on campus.\" class=\"wp-image-521 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/jialing-david_800x801px.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/jialing-david_800x801px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/jialing-david_800x801px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/jialing-david_800x801px-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/jialing-david_800x801px-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/jialing-david_800x801px-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/08\/jialing-david_800x801px-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/support-bc-students\/student-stories\/student-stories-jialiang-david-wang\/\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Read Jialiang&#8217;s (David&#8217;s) Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/10\/AMIN_610x610px.jpg\" alt=\"BC alum Amin Shaykho.\" class=\"wp-image-1105 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/10\/AMIN_610x610px.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/10\/AMIN_610x610px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/10\/AMIN_610x610px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/10\/AMIN_610x610px-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/10\/AMIN_610x610px-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2023\/10\/AMIN_610x610px-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div 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Find out whether a one-time donation, something tangible, or even a legacy gift is right for you and your circumstances and goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/support-bc-students\/ways-to-give\/\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Learn About Ways to Give<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Today\u2019s world is increasingly more competitive and challenging. Housing costs continue to rise, graduates are left with looming debt and employment in a student\u2019s field of study right out of college can be hard to come by.\u00a0Through your generosity, BC students become the most sought-after graduates in our region and their employers remain motivated <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/support-bc-students\/student-stories\/\">...more about Student Stories<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3261,"featured_media":0,"parent":30,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-100","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3261"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2037,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100\/revisions\/2037"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}