{"id":33,"date":"2013-08-01T23:26:07","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T23:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-12-08T11:05:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:05:56","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-7\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Welcome to Workforce Education<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be eligible for tuition funding, support services, and help with education and career planning!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-5\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button\"><a class=\"btn btn-success btn-block btn-lg \" href=\"https:\/\/bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/apply\" aria-disabled=\"false\">APPLY TO WORKFORCE EDUCATION<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-panel card bg-light\"><div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Prospective Students:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Review our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/11\/Do-I-Qualify-for-Workforce-Education-2026.pdf\"><strong>Do I Qualify for Workforce Education? [PDF]<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;flyer and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/approved-programs\/\"><strong>Approved Programs of Study<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/apply\/\"><strong>Apply<\/strong><\/a> for funding and services. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Current WE Students:<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Workforce Education advisors are available by email and phone.  Look up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/we-staff\/\"><strong>staff contact information<\/strong><\/a> to reach your advisor directly, or schedule an appointment (virtual, phone, or in-person) by calling 425-564-4054.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-12\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Workforce Education (WE)?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We help people get in-demand skills through Bellevue College\u2019s professional-technical programs to enter or return to the workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>WE<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;offers personalized advising and college navigation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>WE<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;programs provide \u201cjump start\u201d funding and help with applying for financial aid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>WE<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;staff coordinate with DSHS and Employment Security to support students with keeping&nbsp;their benefits while in training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-12\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Funding Programs:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/bfet\/\">Basic Food Employment &amp; Training (BFET)<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 for people receiving federal food assistance&nbsp;from DSHS and not receiving TANF<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/og\/\">Opportunity Grant&nbsp;<\/a>\u2013 for WA state residents with limited income and limited college credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/wrp\/\">Worker Retraining<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 for people who are:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>receiving unemployment insurance (UI),&nbsp;or have exhausted UI in the past 48 months and not returned to work; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>veterans discharged&nbsp;in the past&nbsp;48 months; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>active duty military with separation orders; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>displaced homemakers due to divorce or death of a family member in the past&nbsp;48 months;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>formerly self-employed but closed their business due to economic conditions in the community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/we\/workfirst\/\">WorkFirst<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 for people receiving TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) cash assistance from DSHS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Additional Services:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Item loan program: laptops, graphing calculators, and digital drawing tablets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workforce Education Homework Lab in U211, open Mon\u2013Fri 8:30 AM to 4:45 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Referrals to campus and community resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/10\/stick_figure_sit_in_question_mark_1600_clr-281x300.png\" alt=\"Interested in Workforce Education funding and services?\" class=\"wp-image-2013 img-fluid \" style=\"width:105px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/10\/stick_figure_sit_in_question_mark_1600_clr-281x300.png 281w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/10\/stick_figure_sit_in_question_mark_1600_clr-960x1024.png 960w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/10\/stick_figure_sit_in_question_mark_1600_clr-768x819.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/10\/stick_figure_sit_in_question_mark_1600_clr-1440x1536.png 1440w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/10\/stick_figure_sit_in_question_mark_1600_clr.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-column col-md-9\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Interested in Workforce Education funding and services?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a short survey at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startnextquarter.org\/\">StartNextQuarter.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to see if\u00a0you pre-qualify!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Workforce Education You may be eligible for tuition funding, support services, and help with education and career planning! 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