Date posted: August 29, 2024
The summer quarter is busy for the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) program. While the program's courses take a break until the fall, our program stays busy through summer volunteering! OLSBC Summer Volunteering OLSBC offers students entering their final year in our program the opportunity to volunteer with us over the summer. Summer ...more about Summertime at OLS Bellevue College
Date posted: August 22, 2024
Please join us in welcoming Jessica Salak as the Interim Associate Dean of Occupational & Life Skills (OLS) Bellevue College. As you may recall, in July we announced that Pilar Lopez retired from her tenure as Associate Dean of the program. Jessica joined OLS in July 2022 as the Workforce Development Manager, and throughout her ...more about Jessica Salak Appointed Interim Associate Dean of the OLS Program
Date posted: July 18, 2024
The end of the 2023-24 academic year marked the end of an era for the Bellevue College Occupational & Life Skills (OLS) program as our beloved Associate Dean, Pilar Lopez, announced her retirement after over a decade of service. Pilar joined the OLS team in 2014 as the Internship Coordinator, actively forging ongoing relationships with ...more about A Legacy of Dedication: Pilar Lopez Retires From OLS Bellevue College
Date posted: June 18, 2024
In the fourth year at OLSBC, students participate in a 250+ hour internship with a local business. All internships are specific to each student and their career pathway. Throughout winter and spring quarters, look for our Internship Stories on our website and social media pages. Intern: Zeke Place of Internship: Goodwill Internship Duties: Package e-commerce ...more about Internship at Goodwill
Date posted: June 11, 2024
In the fourth year at OLSBC, students participate in a 250+ hour internship with a local business. All internships are specific to each student and their career pathway. Throughout winter and spring quarters, look for our Internship Stories on our website and social media pages. Intern: Riley Place of Internship: BC Early Learning Center Internship ...more about Internship at BC Early Learning Center
Date posted: June 11, 2024
Written by: Aidan, third year student in the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) program. In April, the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) Environment and Our Community course participated in a community activity at the University of Washington’s Clean Energy Institute – where new energy technology is being developed and tested. The ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Visit Clean Energy Institute
Date posted: May 30, 2024
The Occupational & Life Skills (OLS) Bellevue College Critical Thinking Through Media course has been actively engaged in the process of analyzing information from various sources and discussing the purpose of messages. A particularly exciting activity they recently undertook was the development of 30 to 60 second commercials for products they randomly selected from a grab bag. The students' creativity ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Evaluating Advertising
Date posted: April 30, 2024
In the fourth year at OLSBC, students participate in a 250+ hour internship with a local business. All internships are specific to each student and their career pathway. Throughout winter and spring quarters, look for our Internship Stories on our website and social media pages. Intern: Daniel Place of Internship: Classical King FM 98.1 Internship ...more about Internship at Classical King FM
Date posted: April 25, 2024
Lessons OLS Bellevue College (OLSBC) students learn in the OLSBC Personal Finance course and budgeting for an apartment are closely interconnected. OLSBC students visited the Edgewood Park Apartments in Bellevue and learned that finding an apartment involves thoughtful planning, research and asking the right questions. Here are a few tips our students gained that will help ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Learn About Budgeting for an Apartment
Date posted: April 11, 2024
The Pacific Northwest is a hard place to be an astronomy buff. Clouds get in the way of most heavenly events, and the recent solar eclipse was no exception. (The BC Observatory made its telescope available to students, to no avail.) But OLS students in Critical Thinking through Science got the next best thing: A ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Enjoy Eclipse in True Pacific Northwest Style
