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Changing the Game: Learning Chemistry While Incarcerated

Most educators love teaching classes with engaged students. One such class that Dr. Sonya Doucette, a chemistry professor at Bellevue College, taught was filled with 18 curious, attentive, and excited-to-learn students. They were also incarcerated.

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At the Corner of Education and Healthcare

As demand for healthcare workers continues to grow, Bellevue College has become a steady source of trained professionals through its Nursing and Radiologic Technology programs.

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Bellevue College Awarded $15K Grant to Support Learning Inclusivity | 425 Magazine

Bellevue College has been selected to receive a grant through Achieving the Dream's Learning Inclusive Futures Together initiative, a national effort designed to strengthen the transition from K–12 education to college for students with learning differences.

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College Awarded LIFT Grant to Expand Support for Students with Learning Differences 

Bellevue College has been selected to receive a $15,000 grant through Achieving the Dream's Learning Inclusive Futures Together (LIFT) initiative — a national effort dedicated to strengthening the transition from K–12 education to college for students with learning differences.

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Curious Life Certificate encourages personal development to combat mental health challenges | The Daily Northwestern

Bellevue College offers for-credit classes on stress management, strategies for student success, and assertive communication, among other topics, similar to Northwestern's Curious Life Certificate.

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Neurodiversity in the arts celebrated during Saturday event | Skagit Valley Herald

Lana Wagner, who earned an associate degree from Bellevue College via the Neurodiversity Navigators Program and creates character-based art, spoke at a recent event.

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Music, Dance, and Drama Performances on Campus this Spring

In April, May, and June, Bellevue College’s Theatre Arts and Music departments will offer local arts and entertainment shows available to the entire community. 

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April: Earth Month Events Showcase Many Ways to Transform Lives

This April, Bellevue College's annual Earth Month will promote activities that support the health of the planet. Attendees can learn, shop, connect with others, and roll up their sleeves to help the community.  

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Foundation Diamond Jubilee Fundraiser to Be Held April 18

The Bellevue College Foundation is thrilled to invite the community to join the 60th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee fundraiser on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Save the date for an evening that honors our past, celebrates the present, and looks to the future as the college commemorates 60 years of transforming lives.  

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Communication Professor Receives Fulbright International Education Administrators Award

With five study abroad programs to choose from, Bellevue College is one step closer to adding one more to the list of countries students can travel to.