Monthly Archives: April 2012

BC Students Who Are Exceptional

On April 25, 2012, over 700 community leaders joined us at the Meydenbauer Center to learn more about Bellevue College. Through the generosity of our donors, we raised close to $280,000, enabling us to render support to Bellevue College as it provides quality education and learning opportunities for BC students.  BC Foundation staff and Board [...]

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BC helping Latino students succeed

The Bellevue Reporter recently published a story that raised questions about access to higher education among Latinos in Bellevue. Just 19 percent of Latinos have a college degree, which is less than half the national average of 41 percent. The story featured one of our students, Andrea Torres, who is an undocumented immigrant — her [...]

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Earth Week celebration begins today with exciting events

With Earth Day just around the corner, on April 22, Bellevue College is kicking off its annual Earth Week celebration. The dean of our Science Division, Dr. Rob Viens, started Earth Week a dozen years ago as a way to promote environmental awareness and the sustainable use of our planets resources. There are a ton [...]

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Top 10 Reasons to Attend the Become Exceptional Luncheon

10. The dessert. Who can pass up a yummy treat? 9. Meet a celebrity. That’s right! We will have our very own local celebrity on stage. And if you attend the luncheon, you may just get a chance to meet Molly Shen from Komo 4 News! She’s pretty nice so I bet you can ask [...]

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BC Comes to Issaquah: May 1 Town Hall Meeting Set

Bellevue College is hosting a May 1 Town Hall meeting about the future of the BC East Campus. College officials will present an update on the East Campus, but the main purpose of the meeting is to gather input from residents and community leaders. Everyone is invited to attend and participate. Topics will include potential course offerings, campus [...]

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