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Taiko drummers at a past Japan Week performance.

Japan Week Brings Arts, Traditions, and Fun to Bellevue

Join the 10th annual Japan Week festival, Oct. 5-10, at Bellevue College. Japan Week events showcase the arts, traditions, and history of the Land of the Rising Sun.

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College in the High School Program Achieves Accreditation Milestone 

Many high school students who want to save money on college have a newly accredited option: Bellevue College’s College in the High School program.

Newsweek America's Best Colleges for Women 2026.

College Ranked No. 1 in Washington in Newsweek’s ‘America’s Best Colleges for Women 2026’

Bellevue College, a public, open-admission institution serving students across Seattle's Eastside and the Puget Sound region's technology corridor, has been ranked the No. 1 college for women in Washington state in Newsweek's America's Best Colleges for Women 2026.

Inside of a bus with text overlay that reads: New Metro Route 215: Weekend travel, access to light rail, more access to Bellevue College, additional new connections, will run on Sundays, starts August 29. King County Metro.

New Metro Route 215 to Improve Snoqualmie Valley Connections to Bellevue College and Light Rail | Living Snoqualmie

As shared by Snoqualmie Valley Transit, beginning August 29, King County Metro route 215 will replace Metro route 208, a result of the East Link Connections Mobility Project.

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It’s primary Election Day in WA. Here’s what to know | The Seattle Times

Bellevue College offers a vote center between 8:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. in rooms U 312 and U 313 on campus.

T Building on Bellevue College campus.

Bellevue College Celebrates 60 Years of Generational Growth | 425 Business

For 60 years, Bellevue College has left a lasting impact on generations of families, community members, students, staff, and faculty.

King County Elections and Bellevue College leadership stand with elected officials at the new ballot drop box at Bellevue College.

Bellevue College is New Location of King County Elections Ballot Drop Box 

Bellevue College is pleased to be the latest recipient of a King County Elections drive-up ballot drop box.

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T-Mobile Park to Host Bellevue College Commencement June 27

Bellevue College's Commencement ceremony will be held at 2:30 PM, Saturday, June 27 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

Bellevue College President David May, artist Erin Shigaki, and activist Stan Shikuma stand in front of the Never Again is Now mural on the Bellevue College campus.

College Installs Permanent ‘Never Again is Now’ Mural on Campus 

More than 100 community members gathered to remember, grieve, celebrate, and commemorate the permanent installation of the “Never Again is Now” mural on Bellevue College’s campus.

Mural of two Japanese children during World War II on Bellevue College campus wall.

Bellevue College enshrines ‘Never Again is Now’ as permanent art | Northwest Asian Weekly

More than 200 people gathered under bright sunshine and the 77-degree temperature at Bellevue College (BC)’s Fountain Courtyard on June 11 to witness the permanent installation of “Never Again is Now,” an 11-foot mural depicting two Japanese American children.