Bellevue Community College
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1966 |
| Chairman | Dr. Lisa Chin |
| President | Dr. Jill Wakefield (Interim) |
| Students | approx. 37,000 for 2011-12 school year |
| Location |
Bellevue, Washington, USA Coordinates: 47°35′06″N 122°08′57″W / 47.584964°N 122.149304°W |
| Campus | 96 acres (390,000 m2) |
| Student gender balance | 56.5% women, 43.5% men |
| Mascot | Bulldogs |
| Website | bellevuecollege |
Bellevue College is an open-access, community-based, public (state-assisted) institution of higher education located in Bellevue, Washington, a city on the Eastside of Lake Washington, near Seattle. With an annual enrollment of 37,000 students, Bellevue College (BC) is the largest of the 34 institutions that make up the Washington Community and Technical Colleges system, and the third-largest institution of higher education overall in the state (behind the University of Washington and Washington State University).
The institution offers transfer associate degree programs that cover the first two years of a college education, a multitude of professional-technical degrees and certificates, a large continuing education program, and a variety of pre-college programs. The college also has a variety of distance education and online learning options. Since 2007, BC has offered four-year bachelor's degrees.
BC’s service district includes the public school districts of Bellevue, Mercer Island, Issaquah, Skykomish and Snoqualmie Valley.
Bellevue Community College was established in 1966, originally under the auspices of the Bellevue School District, as an institution of higher education for residents of the Eastside of Lake Washington. The college opened with a total of 464 students and 37 instructors, with a curriculum that included classes in the social sciences, trigonometry, physics, botany, and English, among others. Vocational classes initially offered included nursing, basic aircraft blueprint reading, and food service management. Dr. Merle E. Landerholm was appointed the college’s first president.
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