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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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Upcoming CEPS Alumni Day to welcome four successful Wildcats | CWU
Central Washington University alumna Dr. Jess Clark, the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Bellevue College, returned to her alma mater for an alumni day event.
40 Under 40: 2025 | South Sound Business
40 Under 40 recipient and small business owner, Kasey Cartledge, earned an associate degree at Bellevue College.
Bellevue College to Host Discovery Day This Weekend | 425 Magazine
Are you interested in exploring Bellevue College’s academic programs, campus life, and student resources? If so, the college is hosting a Discovery Day on March 8 for prospective students, their families, and community members.
Achieving the Dream Names 23 Colleges as Leaders in Student Success; Bellevue College Among Honorees | Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Highlighting excellence in community college education, Achieving the Dream (ATD) has named 23 institutions as either Leader Colleges or Leader Colleges of Distinction for 2025.
Action Figure: As ACCT Chair, Rich Fukutaki has a vision of what’s needed to create “Trustee 2.0.” | ACCT Trustee Quarterly
Rich Fukutaki, Bellevue College trustee and the chair of the ACCT Board of Directors, is featured in the winter edition of ACCT's Trustee Quarterly.
Achieving the Dream honors 2025 Leader Colleges and Leader Colleges of Distinction | Odessa American
Achieving the Dream (ATD), a national organization committed to advancing community colleges as accessible hubs of learning, credentialing, and economic mobility, proudly announces that 23 colleges have earned Leader College or Leader College of Distinction status, recognitions of excellence bestowed annually upon deserving institutions within the organization’s network.
Achieving the Dream honors 2025 Leader Colleges and Leader Colleges of Distinction | Yahoo! News
Achieving the Dream (ATD), a national organization committed to advancing community colleges as accessible hubs of learning, credentialing, and economic mobility, proudly announces that 23 colleges have earned Leader College or Leader College of Distinction status.
Lessons in blood pressure management beginning at Bellevue College | American Heart Association
Collaborating with the American Heart Association with support from Providence Health Plan, Bellevue College has launched a new program called “Student-Championed Self-Measured Blood Pressure” designed to increase awareness of the risks of high blood pressure and make available tools and resources to identify and manage high blood pressure.
George Fleming: A Trailblazer In Politics, Sports, And Civil Rights | The Seattle Medium
Bellevue College's N Building, named the Pritchard-Fleming Building, is named after the late George Fleming.
Community College Bachelor’s Degrees for Under $10,000 Revolutionize Higher Education | Yahoo! Finance
Bellevue College is among other colleges written about in coverage on the availability of bachelor's degree programs for under $10,000.