{"id":444,"date":"2025-05-14T09:46:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols-redesign-dev\/?page_id=444"},"modified":"2025-08-14T15:17:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T22:17:06","slug":"information-for-educators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/our-program\/information-for-educators\/","title":{"rendered":"Information for Educators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-bc-sitka-spruce-narrow-content narrow-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-lead lead\">Occupational &amp; Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) is a demanding, yet supportive, associate degree program for neurodiverse students with learning disabilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program at a Glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>OLSBC students earn their associate degree in Occupational &amp; Life Skills. Our goal is for students to gain competitive work skills and lead a fulfilled life after graduation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We educate students with curriculum tailored to their learning needs and provide them with an abundance of opportunities to apply what they learn in the classroom in real-life situations, culminating in a 250+ hour internship specific to their unique career goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>16 students per class average for more personalized instruction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8 credits per quarter (90 credits total)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10-14 class hours per week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Support Strategies Include:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Collaborative Problem Solving\u2122<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Thinking\u2122<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Executive Functioning Supports with dedicated coaches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button-group btn-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary   \" href=\"\/ols\/application-process\/information-sessions\/\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Sign Up for an Info Session<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary   \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/450\/2025\/08\/OLS-Program-Sheet-2025-26.pdf\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Download Our Program Information [PDF]<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"media-gallery-wrapper section section-rainy-night-blue text-white swiper container-fluid testimonial-section\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-heading\" >\n  <div class=\"container-xl\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n               <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-9 small-order-1 medium-order-1\">\n         <h2  class=\"section-heading__heading oho-animate oho-animate-single\">\n          Our Program\n        <\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"container-xl\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-gallery-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"slider-navigation__prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"far fa-arrow-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visually-hidden\">Go to the previous slide.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"slider-navigation__next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"far fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visually-hidden\">Go to the next slide.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<flgure class=\"media-gallery-single-slide row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay-container\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 55\/60;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/450\/2025\/05\/classroom3_2720x1000-600x550.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"OLS students collaborate in class.\" data-id=\"382\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-title-big\">Classroom<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Classes are sized to maximize individual support.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<flgure class=\"media-gallery-single-slide row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay-container\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 55\/60;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/450\/2025\/05\/internship_600x550.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"AN OLS intern washes an industrial vehicle in a car lot.\" data-id=\"452\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-title-big\">Student Internships<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students intern at local businesses in their chosen field.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<flgure class=\"media-gallery-single-slide row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay-container\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 55\/60;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/450\/2025\/06\/video-overlay-image_600x550.png\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"An OLS student speaks to the camera about their experiences in the program.\" data-id=\"4729\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-overlay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/926niDUJGCc\" data-fancybox rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Play video Testimonials\" title=\"Play video for Testimonials\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-title-big\">Testimonials<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OLS students feel empowered by the skills they learn and relationships they create in the program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The OLSBC Student<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some Typical Characteristics of an OLS&nbsp;Student<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aspires to go to college, but a traditional college classroom setting is not the right fit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learning disability that impacts academic performance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experiences challenges with social situations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Desires to figure out the next steps in their life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Students May Have a Diagnosis of:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities (NVLD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Auditory and\/or Language Processing Disorder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ADHD or ADD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and\/or Dyspraxia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Executive Dysfunction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Autism spectrum disorder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/application-process\/\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Learn About the Application Process<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"announcement container-xl\">\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<article class=\"announcement--item oho-animate oho-animate-single fade-in-up rounded\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"announcement__image col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/450\/2025\/05\/gates-tour5_260x174.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"An OLS student draws on a large touch screen.\" data-id=\"749\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"announcement__text col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 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We are also happy to bring a presentation to your team of Special Educators and College Counselors.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"announcement__links list-unstyled row mt-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/application-process\/information-sessions\/\"  class=\"link-accent-lg\">Attend an Info Session<i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-right-long \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/application-process\/information-sessions\/host-an-ols-bellevue-college-presentation\/\"  class=\"link-accent-lg\">Host a Presentation<i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-right-long \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The OLSBC Student Some Typical Characteristics of an OLS&nbsp;Student Students May Have a Diagnosis of:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3261,"featured_media":0,"parent":123,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-444","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3261"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5240,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/444\/revisions\/5240"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}