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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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Career-Focused Classrooms: How Local Educators Are Prepping Students for Professional Success | 425 Business
Bellevue College program chair Charlene Freyberg discusses the Criminal Justice program and how it teaches students in a practical way.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Meet the Expert: Jennifer Prekeges, MS, CNMT | HealthcareDegree
Jennifer Prekeges is the program chair for both the nuclear medicine technology and radiation and imaging sciences programs at Bellevue College.

Professor Mark Mappala of Bellevue College Named 2024 PAVE Global Educator of the Year | PAVE Global
PAVE Global announced Mark Mappala, senior associate professor in the Interior Design Department at Bellevue College, as the recipient of the third annual PAVE Global Educator of the Year Award.

Mariners make deal with Rays to reunite with local product | Seattle Sports
Austin Shenton, a Bellevue College alum who played baseball in the junior college ranks. joins the Seattle Mariners.

Marissa W. du Bois Is Bringing People Together Through Video Games | Grit Daily News
Through working in the gaming technology industry, Bellevue College Continuing Education alumna Marissa Willow du Bois brings people together with new and exciting experiences.

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.