{"id":3172,"date":"2026-05-26T20:51:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/xrlab\/?p=3172"},"modified":"2026-06-15T12:03:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:03:59","slug":"ar-vr-certificate-offered-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/xrlab\/2026\/05\/26\/ar-vr-certificate-offered-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Step Into the Future of AR\/VR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- AR\/VR Development Certificate \u2013 Bellevue College -->\n\n<!-- HERO -->\n<div style=\"background:#050d1a;position:relative;overflow:hidden;padding:56px 24px 48px\">\n  <div style=\"position:absolute\"><\/div>\n  <div style=\"position:relative;max-width:740px;margin:0 auto\">\n    <h1 style=\"font-family:'Arial Black',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(22px,4vw,36px);font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#ffffff;margin:0 0 18px\">Interested in building immersive, interactive environments that blend the physical and digital worlds?<\/h1>\n    <p style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#f5a800;font-weight:700;margin:0;line-height:1.6\">AR\/VR Development Certificate Program starts Fall 2026. &nbsp;3 Quarters. &nbsp;15 Credits. &nbsp;Hybrid.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- BODY -->\n<div style=\"max-width:740px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px 64px;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.75;color:#1c2b3a\">\n\n  <!-- Intro + Program -->\n  <div style=\"padding:40px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d0daea\">\n    <p style=\"margin:0 0 24px;color:#1c2b3a\">Whether your interests are in healthcare and medicine, workforce training, gaming and entertainment, education, manufacturing, social media, or retail and e-commerce, Bellevue College&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bellevuecollege.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=16&amp;poid=5130\" style=\"color:#2d5fa6\">AR\/VR Development Certificate<\/a> can help you get started in this <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bellevuecollege.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=16&amp;poid=5130\" style=\"color:#2d5fa6\">growing field<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n    <!-- Highlight box \u2014 uses border + light bg so it works in any WordPress theme -->\n    <div style=\"border:2px solid #1a3a6b;border-left:6px solid #f5a800;border-radius:6px;padding:24px 28px;background:#eef2f8\">\n      <p style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:#1a3a6b;line-height:1.65;margin:0 0 10px\"><strong style=\"color:#1a3a6b\">Hands-On, Portfolio-Building Project<\/strong><\/p>\n      <p style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:#1c2b3a;line-height:1.65;margin:0\">Over three quarters, students in the AR\/VR Development Certificate program learn by doing as they explore augmented and virtual reality. By the end of the program, students create their own virtual experience project to show potential employers.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Enroll + Contact -->\n  <div style=\"padding:40px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d0daea\">\n    <p style=\"margin:0 0 20px;color:#1c2b3a\">Take the first step \u2014 email <a href=\"mailto:maria.sanchezi@bellevuecollege.edu\" style=\"color:#2d5fa6\">Maria Sanchez Isaza<\/a> (maria.sanchezi@bellevuecollege.edu) to discuss how you can get started in Fall 2026. Note: Certificate pre-requisites may be waived. Reach out to discuss your specific situation.<\/p>\n    <div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/csprd.ctclink.us\/psc\/csprd\/EMPLOYEE\/SA\/s\/WEBLIB_HCX_CM.H_CLASS_DETAILS.FieldFormula.IScript_Main?institution=WA080&amp;x_term=2267&amp;class_nbr=33851\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#1a3a6b;color:#ffffff;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;padding:13px 28px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none\">Enroll in DEV 370 Fall 2026<\/a>\n      <a href=\"mailto:maria.sanchezi@bellevuecollege.edu\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f5a800;color:#1a3a6b;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;padding:13px 28px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none\">Connect with Us<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Faculty -->\n  <div style=\"padding:40px 0\">\n    <div style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2d5fa6;margin-bottom:16px\">Faculty<\/div>\n    <div style=\"display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\">\n      <div style=\"width:68px;height:68px;border-radius:50%;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#1a3a6b,#2d5fa6);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:'Arial Black',sans-serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:900;color:#f5a800;flex-shrink:0\">MS<\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h3 style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#1a3a6b;margin:0 0 2px\">Maria Sanchez Isaza<\/h3>\n        <div style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#2d5fa6;margin-bottom:4px\"><a href=\"mailto:maria.sanchezi@bellevuecollege.edu\" style=\"color:#2d5fa6;text-decoration:none\">maria.sanchezi@bellevuecollege.edu<\/a><\/div>\n        <div style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2d5fa6;margin-bottom:12px\">Faculty Lead, BC XR Lab<\/div>\n        <p style=\"font-size:16px;color:#1c2b3a;margin:0 0 12px\">Maria Sanchez Isaza is the Faculty Lead of Bellevue College&#8217;s XR Lab and has worked in immersive technologies for more than six years. She teaches XR development and client collaboration courses and helps students build practical skills in virtual reality, augmented reality, and interactive media.<\/p>\n        <p style=\"font-size:16px;color:#1c2b3a;margin:0\">Maria&#8217;s background combines multimedia production, interaction design, and immersive storytelling. She has collaborated with industry partners including Tosolini Productions, where she has contributed to XR projects focused on training, education, and interactive experiences. Through the XR Lab, she works closely with faculty, students, and community partners to explore how immersive technologies can be used to solve real-world problems.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interested in building immersive, interactive environments that blend the physical and digital worlds? AR\/VR Development Certificate Program starts Fall 2026. &nbsp;3 Quarters. &nbsp;15 Credits. &nbsp;Hybrid. Whether your interests are in healthcare and medicine, workforce training, gaming and entertainment, education, manufacturing, social media, or retail and e-commerce, Bellevue College's AR\/VR Development Certificate can help you get <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/xrlab\/2026\/05\/26\/ar-vr-certificate-offered-for-first-time\/\">...more about Step Into the Future of AR\/VR<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":148,"featured_media":3201,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/xrlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/xrlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/xrlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/xrlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/148"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/xrlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3172"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/xrlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3205,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/xrlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3172\/revisions\/3205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/xrlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/xrlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/xrlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/xrlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}