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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.

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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.

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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.

Bellevue College leadership accept the Achieving the Dream Leader College award at the DREAM 2025 conference on Feb. 20, 2025.

Bellevue College Recognized by Achieving the Dream as 2025 Leader College 

Bellevue College announced today that it has been designated a Leader College by Achieving the Dream (ATD), a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing community colleges as accessible hubs of learning, credentialing, and economic mobility in their communities. 

Bellevue College President Dr. David May

President’s Message: Dear Colleague Letter 

Bellevue College is aware of the recent “Dear Colleague” letter sent by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) on Feb. 14, 2025.

Discovery Day, Saturday, March 8, 2025, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bellevue College to Host Discovery Day on March 8 

Bellevue College invites prospective students, their families, and community members to Discovery Day from 10 AM to 2 PM on Saturday, March 8.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Press Release Apprenti, Bellevue College, and Christina Riley Launch Tribal IT Apprenticeship Advisory Board.

Apprenti, Bellevue College, and Christina Riley Partner to Build Tribal IT Apprenticeship Advisory Board | Apprenti

Apprenti, a national leader in registered tech apprenticeships, Bellevue College, Washington state’s largest open-admission institution, and consultant and tribal liaison Christina Riley, are leading an initiative in collaboration with Washington State Tribes.