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BC/DC Dance Ensemble in 2024.

All Invited to Winter Drama, Dance, and Music Performances

Bellevue College invites the community to step onto campus for music, dance, and theatre performances from both students and world entertainers alike. From January to March, Bellevue College’s Theatre Arts and Music departments will offer local arts and entertainment shows for the winter season.  

Frank McKay at the Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices.

In Motion: Transfer Degree Leads Alum to Physics Research Scientist Career 

Working cable repair jobs and then earning a Ph.D. in physics may not be the typical route for a research scientist. But Bellevue College graduate Frank McKay knew from his first physics course that he wanted to go deeper and learn more. 

Ijeoma Oluo

Author Ijeoma Oluo to Speak at Bellevue College’s MLK, Jr., Day Event | 425 Magazine

Bellevue College announced author Ijeoma Oluo will be delivering a keynote address as part of a Martin Luther King, Jr., event on Jan. 15.

Author Ijeoma Oluo with book

Author Ijeoma Oluo Keynote Selected as Speaker for MLK, Jr. Day Event 

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, acclaimed author Ijeoma Oluo will deliver a keynote address at Bellevue College on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Oluo wrote the No. 1 New York Times bestseller “So You Want to Talk About Race,” among other notable titles.  

Trustee Neil McReynolds in 1973.

1965: Eastside Community Comes Together to Campaign for Bellevue College 

It started with a luncheon between two competing school district leaders. And ended with the entire Eastside rallying behind a campaign to place a Bellevue college on the map.

Medical supplies laid out on blue background.

Top RN to BSN Programs by State | Nurse.org

Bellevue College is ranked top in Washington state for its RN to BSN (Registered Nursing to Bachelor of Science in Nursing) program.

Diane and Roger Mauldin with Mandie Mauldin Nash

The DNA of Learning: Three Generations of Mauldins at Bellevue College

For over five decades, at least one member of the Mauldin family has contributed to the excellence of Bellevue College. 

Melissa Hammons holds up a book she wrote while sitting at table.

Health Promotion and Education Degree Leads to Published Children’s Book 

Bellevue College alumna Melissa Hammons earned her Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Health Promotion and Education in June 2023.

Richard Leigh

Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation? | Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bellevue College Board of Trustees Chair Richard Leigh co-authored an opinion column about diverse representation in higher education leadership.

Chef John Howie

Best of the City: A Triumph of Taste | Seattle Magazine

Learn about chef John Howie of John Howie Steak, Seastar, Beardslee,, and other prominent restaurants, who reveals he earned his GED at Bellevue College (then Bellevue Community College) when he was a teenager.