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Welcome to Workforce Education

You may be eligible for tuition funding and education & career planning!

Why Workforce Education (WE)?

Our programs help people get the skills they need through Bellevue College’s professional-technical programs to enter or re-enter the workforce.

• WE offers high-touch advising and college navigation.
• WE programs provide “jump start” funding and assistance with applying for additional financial aid.
• WE advisors coordinate with DSHS and Employment Security to support students with keeping their benefits while in training.

Funding Programs:

• BFET (Basic Food Employment & Training) – for people receiving federal food assistance from DSHS
• Opportunity Grant – for WA state residents with limited income and limited college credits
• Worker Retraining – for people who are on unemployment insurance (UI) or have exhausted UI; veterans discharged in the past 48 months; active duty military with separation orders; or displaced homemakers due to divorce or death of a spouse in the past 48 months
• WorkFirst – for parents who are receiving TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Additional Services:

• Free one-on-one financial coaching
• Assistance with navigating the Financial Aid application process
• Workforce Education Homework Lab in U211 – Currently Closed.

Interested in Workforce Education funding and services?

You can take a short survey at StartNextQuarter.org to see if you pre-qualify.  If you do, the first step to enrolling is to attend a Workforce Education information session.