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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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Art x NW: A new Pioneer Square hotel filled with local art | Cascade PBS
Bellevue College broke ground on a new $54M arts facility last month. Designed by Seattle’s Mithun architects, the 56,618-square-foot building will include workshop space for sculpture, ceramics, woodworking and welding, and studios for drawing, painting, photography and screenprinting, plus a gallery and digital makerspace.
Summer Running Start classes give WA students bigger jump on college | The Seattle Times
Bellevue College Running Start student Michell Natale will graduate with both his high school diploma and an associate degree this spring. Last summer, he took college classes in hiking and rock climbing at Bellevue College, allowing him to take a PE credit he needed to graduate, as well as a class in Arabic.
Who’s Entering College? Let’s Rethink Today’s College Freshman | Study.com
Bellevue College's Multicultural Services is mentioned as a positive example of smart and inclusive student support.
House of Wisdom students and tutors of the month for May 2025 | My Edmonds News
Bellevue College student John was honored as a Tutor of the Month. He tutors at Kumon and is pursuing a degree in applied accounting.
Bellevue College planetarium gets a ‘phenomenal upgrade’ | Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
Bellevue College's Willard Geer Planetarium recently upgraded its 16-year-old projector with a new one that's light years ahead.
Bellevue College breaks ground on $54M W Building | Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
Bellevue College has broken ground on a $54 million project at its South Bellevue campus that will provide new opportunities for students pursuing the arts, as well as an expansive makerspace.
Bellevue College breaks ground on $54 million arts hub | Puget Sound Business Journal
Bellevue College has started construction on a 56,618-square-foot building that will serve as a hub for its arts department.
Bellevue College Breaks Ground on $54M Project for Arts and Innovation | 425 Business
Bellevue College on Thursday celebrated the start of its newest addition — a $54-million project for arts and student innovation known as the W Building, which is set to open in winter 2027.
Zeta Phi Beta Honors Three Young Women With 2025 Shareece S. Hayes Scholarships | The Seattle Medium
Scholarship recipient Leilah Spalding is a Running Start student at Bellevue College.
Bellevue College Hosting Job Fair This Week | 425 Business
Bellevue College hosted its annual Networking and Job Fair on May 7 — an event that looks to give job seekers a chance to network with recruiters and learn from professional organizations about what they’re looking for in employees.