{"id":168,"date":"2026-02-26T16:33:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T00:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we-redesign-dev\/?page_id=168"},"modified":"2026-11-03T12:10:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T20:10:33","slug":"apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/apply\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply to Workforce Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<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<div class=\"announcement__text col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-title-big\">WE Funding Programs Status<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fall 2026: Accepting applications from students currently enrolled in fall classes. Fall quarter began Sept. 22.<\/p>\n<p>Winter 2027: Accepting applications. Winter quarter begins Jan. 4, 2027.<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel alignwide card bg-light\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Step 1: Review ways to qualify<\/h3><div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workforce Education provides services to&nbsp;<strong>low-income or unemployed<\/strong>&nbsp;people to help them achieve their academic and career goals. We provide&nbsp;<strong>funding<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<strong>tuition<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>fees<\/strong>, and potentially other costs like&nbsp;<strong>textbooks<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>transportation<\/strong>&nbsp;for eligible students in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/approved-programs\/\">approved programs of study<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see if you might qualify, review our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2026\/06\/Do-I-Qualify-for-Workforce-Education-2026.pdf\"><strong>Do I Qualify for Workforce Education? [PDF]<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;flyer,&nbsp;take a survey at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startnextquarter.org\/\"><strong>StartNextQuarter.org<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;or learn about a specific program\u2019s eligibility guidelines at the links below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/bfet\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"23\">Basic Food Employment &amp; Training (BFET)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/og\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"26\">Opportunity Grant<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/wrt\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"28\">Worker Retraining<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/workfirst\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"30\">WorkFirst<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel alignwide card bg-light\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Step 2: Apply for admission to the college<\/h3><div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re a current Bellevue College student, skip to Step 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New BC students must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/admissions-aid\/getting-started\/\">submit an admission application<\/a> to begin the enrollment process. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/about-us\/welcome-center\/admission-advising\/\">Admission advising<\/a> is available if you would like help with the application.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel alignwide card bg-light\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Step 3: Submit an application<\/h3><div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fill out the&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2026\/06\/WE-Intake-Eligibility-Form.pdf\"><strong>Workforce Education Intake\/Eligibility Form [PDF]<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Option #1 (recommended): Complete and sign electronically. Download the form and save to your computer, then open the file in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/get.adobe.com\/reader\/otherversions\/\">Adobe Acrobat<\/a>. If you need help filling and signing the form, check out this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ai95bqRCPsc\">video tutorial<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Option #2: Print the form and complete by hand, then scan or take clear photos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Submit the form.&nbsp;<\/strong>Attach your completed file(s) to an email and send to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:workforce-ed@bellevuecollege.edu\">workforce-ed@bellevuecollege.edu<\/a>, or use our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/upload-form\/\">Upload Documents<\/a>&nbsp;page. If sending scans or photos, make sure all pages of the form are included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note: The last page of the form&nbsp;<strong>must have your signature<\/strong>, whether ink or electronic. Forms missing a signature are considered incomplete. If you have any problems signing or submitting the form, contact us for help at workforce-ed@bellevuecollege.edu or 425-564-4054.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can expect a response from Workforce Education about your submitted form within three business days.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel alignwide card bg-light\"><h3 class=\"card-header\">Step 4: Meet with an advisor<\/h3><div class=\"card-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If we determine that you qualify, we will contact you to schedule an intake appointment<\/strong> <strong>with a Workforce Education advisor.<\/strong> Intake appointments may be in-person or virtual (via Microsoft Teams).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read about how to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/apply\/prepare\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"336\">prepare for the appointment<\/a><\/strong>. Depending on your funding program, supporting documentation may be required to confirm your eligibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you don&#8217;t qualify or we need more information to determine your status, we will contact you to follow up.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template--no-sidebar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-168","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":892,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/168\/revisions\/892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}