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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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BC’s Autism Spectrum Navigators program cited in Seattle Times story
Beth Sigall, a Lake Washington parent whose son now attends the Autism Spectrum Navigators program at Bellevue College, said she hopes to solve a deeper cultural problem. In Olympia, lawmakers are tackling an issue they’ve largely ignored: Education for students with disabilities.
In the Field: Conversations With Our Contributors–Martha Silano
I’ve been admiring hummingbirds since I was a kid. Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to view them in the wild, and I’ve spent time researching their feats of strength and gorgeous names. I’d been meaning to write a poem about them. Finally got around to it.
Latinx art and a home for the ‘in-between’ for former BC student
During the Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery’s opening pachanga, surrounded by corrido music and the fragrances of horchata and tamales, Jake Prendez told a room filled with Latinxs, “This is your space.”
Bellevue’s KBCS shines light on unrepresented voices
Iaan Hughes of KBCS 91.3 recalls the many changes that the radio station, located on Bellevue College’s campus, has undergone. The college radio station was formed during the politically turbulent 1970s.
KBCS Featured in the Bellevue Reporter
Bellevue College's award-winning KBCS radio station was recently featured in-depth by the Bellevue Reporter, which delved into the station's rich 46-year history. Learn more about how this two-way platform has allowed the station's team to bond with listeners, and promoted unrepresented voices.
BC Alum Named One of ’40 Under 40′ by South Sound Business
BC graduate Drea Baines was recently named one of '40 Under 40' by South Sound Business for her work, "at the recently opened Resource Center in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood, a space designed to be a hub for startups and small businesses to work and develop. Baines is particularly focused on women-, minority-, and disabled veteran-owned businesses,…
Bellevue College Becomes First Higher Education Institution to Launch Landed
Today, Bellevue College announced it has become the first institution of higher education to launch with Landed, a down payment assistance and financial wellness program aimed at helping educators and school employees afford to buy homes.
Bellevue College Launches ‘Landed’ to Help Its Employees Buy Homes
As cost of living in the Seattle area rises, Bellevue College is becoming the first higher education institution to partner with a program that helps school employees afford homes.
BC Illuminates Festival – “Change for Good”
Bellevue College is bringing together authors, storytellers, writers, photographers, musicians, digital world builders, activists, and developers to present at BC Illuminates, a festival of literature, creativity, technology and social change.
Standing Room Only for Tim Wise Keynote at Bellevue College
Nationally renowned anti-racism activist and writer, Tim Wise, spoke before a packed house at Bellevue College in honor of Black History Month.