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First-generation Alum Learns English, Earns Transfer Degree
Francine Ribeiro Myles originally found Bellevue College through English as a second language classes. Now, she’s a graduate with an Associate in Arts and Sciences degree and is currently a junior student of Economics at the University of Washington.
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College Bound Resource Fair for Students with Disabilities Feb. 1
The annual College Bound Resource Fair for students with disabilities returns to the Bellevue College campus from 9 AM to 1:30 PM on Saturday, Feb. 1. This free event was created for aspiring college students with learning disabilities and the families and educators in their lives as well.

Meet the Seattle Inno Under 25 class of 2024 | Puget Sound Business Journal
Aung Thaung, a student assistant at Bellevue College's XR lab, was featured in the 2024 Seattle Inno Under 25. The class includes 16 leaders, all of whom are 25 or younger.

Eastlake student chosen by NASA to do science project on zero-gravity flight | Sammamish Independent
Bellevue College Running Start student Lily Myers is one of four students in the U.S. selected to fly in zero gravity aboard 30 consecutive loops of parabolic flights from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with the company Zero-G, to test her idea in microgravity.

Ukrainian refugee shares her story, raises awareness | KIRO 7
Bellevue College student shares story of escaping war in Ukraine with her family.

Lane receives Toys for Kids $5K Hendu Scholarship | Mercer Island Reporter
Bellevue College Running Start student recognized for her dedication to her studies with the Hendu scholarship.

24 free & cheap things to do in and around Seattle this October | Curiocity Seattle
Bellevue College's Japan Week was featured in a collection of events and activities happening in October in the Pacific Northwest.

Bellevue College Jazz Student Recognized in DownBeat Magazine Awards | 425 Magazine
Bellevue College student Roman Goron recently was recognized for his fledgling jazz career by DownBeat magazine, a publication out of Chicago.

Jazz Student Wins DownBeat Music Magazine Awards
Award-winning pianist Roman Goron began the current stage of his musical career in the fall of 2023 when he enrolled in big band and jazz classes at Bellevue College.

Pathways graduates soak up the spotlight | Mercer Island Reporter
It was Cianna Solan and Aviya Bentov’s time in the spotlight and they soaked up every second of it during their Mercer Island School District (MISD) Pathways program graduation celebration.

Find Support Through Neurodiversity Navigators
A college degree is ever more important in our digital economy. But for neurodivergent students, getting that degree can take some extra help.