Welcome to Workforce Education

You may be eligible for College Tuition 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 the application for federal financial aid resources to sustain their educational plan.
• WE advisors coordinate with DSHS and Employment Security in order to support students to keep their benefits while in training.

Funding Programs:

• BFET (Basic Food Employment & Training) – for people receiving federal Food Stamps from DSHS
• Opportunity Grant - for people with limited income and limited college credits
• Worker Retraining – for people who are on Unemployment Insurance (UI), exhausted the UI in last 24 months, displaced homemaker, honorably discharged veteran in last 24 months.
• WorkFirst – for parents who are receiving TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)