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Diane and Roger Mauldin with Mandie Mauldin Nash

The DNA of Learning: Three Generations of Mauldins at Bellevue College

For over five decades, at least one member of the Mauldin family has contributed to the excellence of Bellevue College. 

Melissa Hammons holds up a book she wrote while sitting at table.

Health Promotion and Education Degree Leads to Published Children’s Book 

Bellevue College alumna Melissa Hammons earned her Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Health Promotion and Education in June 2023.

Richard Leigh

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.

Chef John Howie

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.

Paul Hlava Ceballos

Echocardiographer by Day, Poet by Night 

Transitioning from a career as a creative writing college instructor to an echocardiographer, Paul Hlava Ceballos took full advantage of Bellevue College’s offerings in the Diagnostic Ultrasound program.  

Thomas Geiger at the Donor and Scholar event by the Bellevue College Foundation.

Bellevue College Foundation Brings Students’ Dreams to Life 

To help students reduce debt, the Foundation awarded nearly $1 million in scholarships in the 2024-25 academic year. It is the largest amount the Foundation has awarded in its history.

Bellevue College President Dr. David May

Message from President May: Gratitude for College Community 

Bellevue College Dr. David May reflects after extended suspended operations and expresses his gratitude for the college community.

Jennifer Prekeges

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.

PAVE Global Educator of the Year. Congratulations Professor Mark Mappala 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.

BC Alert: Campus reopening on Mon 11/25

BC Alert: Campus reopening on Mon 11/25. Classes & services resume. Housing is open. Suspended operations only through Sun 11/24. Check email for details.