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Bellevue College Team Garners Top Spot in National DECA Competition | 425

Bellevue College’s DECA team was recognized as national champions for the ninth year in a row at the Collegiate DECA International Career Development Conference from April 15-18 in Orlando, Florida.

425 Magazine | Mohamad Imran’s Journey from Myanmar to Mercer Island

Each year, the Washington State Association of College Trustees celebrates community and technical college students with its Transforming Lives Award, which recognizes current or former students whose lives have been transformed by chasing higher education. This year, Bellevue College student Mohamad Imran was among the six students statewide to receive the award.

Northwest Asian Weekly | Rohingya Refugee Chosen for Transforming Lives Award  

Every year, the Washington State Association of College Trustees (ACT) honors community and technical college students with the Transforming Lives Award, which recognizes “current or former students whose lives have been transformed by pursuing higher education at a community or technical college.” Bellevue College's Mohamad Imran was recently named one of the recipients for this year.

King 5 | Rohingya Refugee Brothers Reunited in Western Washington After 10 Years Apart

Mohamad Imran advocated for years to get his brother Ikram out of a detention camp. Now Ikram has been reunited with Mohamad here in Western Washington.

425 Business | Bellevue College Announces Four Finalists for President

The Board of Trustees of Bellevue College has announced the four finalists for the school's next president. The finalists — Darrell Cain, Cory Clasemann, Tonya Drake, and David May — will visit the BC campus during the weeks of March 6 and March 13.

425 Business | UW Bothell and Bellevue College Are Collaborating on New Program Offerings

The University of Washington Bothell and Bellevue College are collaborating to integrate the UW Bothell School of Business' former Eastside Leadership Center into new program offerings at the Bellevue College campus, UW Bothell has announced.

Community Colleges are Among the State’s Greatest Assets | Seattle Times

Paul Francis has his work cut out for him. As the executive director of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, he is responsible for helping supply Washington with great thinkers, innovators and workers not only for the economy of tomorrow, but for the economy of today. There is, indeed, an immediate need for…

Geekwire | ‘It changed my life’: Microsoft vet creates mentoring program for tech-focused college students

In 2016, Bellevue became the first community college in the state to offer a bachelor’s degree in computer science. The school, located near the headquarters for Amazon and Microsoft, draws from the tech giants for its educators and student advisors. Last year, Bellevue reported that 70% of its computer science graduates were employed in their field.

7th Annual College Bound Resource Fair Comes to Bellevue College Next Month | 425 Business

Aspiring college students living with disabilities, as well as the families and educators, are invited to attend the 7th Annual College Bound Resource Fair at the Bellevue College campus on Feb. 4.

The Gift That Keeps Giving: How You Can Set Up a Scholarship | 425 Business

There are myriad reasons to consider establishing a scholarship: making higher education more affordable and accessible, setting oneʼs company up to be more philanthropic, honoring the legacy of a lost loved one, or even boosting oneʼs own personal impact.

Whatever the reason, a recurring problem comes from many donors not knowing where to start the process of support and what exactly it might involve. For insight, 425 Business sat down with Jessica Trumble, the scholarship and programs manager at the Bellevue College Foundation, to learn more about different types of gifts and how to implement them.