Bellevue College

About TRiO

Ensuring Your College Success

The TRiO Student Support Services (TRiO) program provides academic and personal support to students with limited income, disabilities, or who are the first in their families to attend college.

The TRiO program furthers the Bellevue College mission of educational excellence and equal access by providing the following services.

These and other interconnected services advance the following goals.

  • Increase persistence and graduation rates of eligible students by advocating for and implementing proven success components
  • Increase the college transition rates of students going from two-year to four-year institutions
  • Foster success by encouraging and supporting targeted student populations through various program services and resources.

Staff Contact Information


Barbara Brodsky, M.Ed. Director
Phone number: (425) 564-2207
E-mail: bbrodsky@bellevuecollege.edu
Office hours:
    Monday through Friday 7:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Office location: B233I
Bio: MA in Counseling from San Jose State University

Jenive Brooks, Scholarship Advisor
Phone number: (425) 564-3150
E-mail: jenive.brooks@bellevuecollege.edu
Office hours:
    By appointment only
Office location: B233
Bio: Studying Psychology at Seattle Pacific University

Lina Huang, Student Success Specialist
Phone number: (425) 564-2218
E-mail: lina.huang@bellevuecollege.edu
Office hours:
    Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Office location: B234R
Bio: BA from The University of Washington

Ron Holland, MA-TESOL Assistant Director
Phone number: (425) 564-4162
E-mail: ron.holland@bellevuecollege.edu
Office hours:
    Monday through Friday 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Office location: B233H
Bio: MA in Teaching English as a Second Language from Seattle Pacific University

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