Status of Funding Programs:
Spring 2025: Accepting applications from students already enrolled in classes. Spring quarter begins April 8.
Summer 2025: Accepting applications. Summer quarter begins July 7.
Workforce Education cannot guarantee applications received at this time will be processed for a spring quarter start. Interested students are still encouraged to apply, however your application may be deferred to summer quarter.
Step 1: Review ways to qualify
Workforce Education provides services to low-income or unemployed people to help them achieve their academic and career goals. We provide funding for tuition, fees, and potentially other costs like textbooks and transportation for eligible students in approved programs of study.
To see if you might qualify, review our Do I Qualify for Workforce Education? [PDF] flyer, take a survey at StartNextQuarter.org, or learn about a specific program’s eligibility guidelines at the links below:
Step 2: Learn about our services
Watch the 20 minute video below of our recorded information session. Please do not skip this, as it covers important information and answers frequently asked questions.
After watching the video, if you still have questions, contact us using any of these options:
In-Person: Workforce Education office, room U-212
Phone: (425) 564-4054
Email: workforce-ed@bellevuecollege.edu
Step 3: Submit an application
Fill out the Workforce Education Intake/Eligibility Form [PDF].
- Option #1 (recommended): Complete and sign electronically. Download the form and save to your computer, then open the file in Adobe Acrobat. If you need help filling and signing the form, check out this video tutorial.
- Option #2: Print the form and complete by hand, then scan or take clear photos.
Submit the form. Attach your completed file(s) to an email and send to workforce-ed@bellevuecollege.edu, or use our Upload Documents page. If sending scans or photos, make sure all pages of the form are included.
Note: The last page of the form must have your signature, whether ink or electronic. Forms missing the applicant’s signature will not be reviewed. If you have any problems signing or submitting the form, contact us for help at workforce-ed@bellevuecollege.edu or 425-564-4054.
You can expect a response from Workforce Education about your submitted form within three business days.
Step 4: Meet with an advisor
If we determine that you qualify, we will contact you to schedule an intake appointment with a Workforce Education advisor. Intake appointments may be in-person or virtual (Zoom or Microsoft Teams).
Read about how to prepare for the appointment. Depending on your funding program, supporting documentation may be required to confirm your eligibility.
If you don’t qualify or we need more information to determine your status, we will contact you to follow up.
Last Updated March 25, 2025
