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ContentsAbout Bellevue College ................................................ 3

Accreditation ................................................................. 4

Leadership ..................................................................... 5

Employees ..................................................................... 6

Faculty ............................................................................ 7

Alumni ............................................................................ 8

Student Life ................................................................... 8

Programs of Study ........................................................ 9

Student Enrollment ............................................... 10-11

Student Demographics ......................................... 12-13

Awards ......................................................................... 14

Demographics of Graduates ...................................... 15

Graduation Rate .......................................................... 16

Cost of Attendance ..................................................... 17

Financial Aid ................................................................ 18

Bellevue College Foundation ..................................... 19

Budget and Finance ............................................... 20-21

Library Media Center .................................................. 22

Facilities ....................................................................... 22

Athletics ....................................................................... 23

Location ......................................................... Back Cover

Facts in this book cover Academic Year 2010-11 unless otherwise noted.

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� Description:

� Public (state-assisted) � Open-access

� Community-based � Coeducational

� Primarily associate degree-granting four-year institution of

higher learning

� Founding Date: January 1966 (original name: Bellevue

Community College)

� Service District: School districts of Bellevue, Mercer Island,

Issaquah, Skykomish and Snoqualmie Valley

� Legislative Districts: Washington State – 5, 39, 41, 45, and 48

Congressional – 8th

� Membership: Washington State Board for Community and

Technical Colleges

� Student Eligibility: Any applicant who has graduated from

high school, or is 16 or 17 years old with proof of GED completion,

or is 18 years of age or older

� Award Levels: Certificate, Associate, Bachelor

� Academic Calendar: Quarterly (fall,

winter, spring, summer); academic year

runs July through June

� Official School Colors: Blue & Silver

❱ About Bellevue College

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❱ Accreditation

Bellevue College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), initially in 1970 as an

associate degree-granting institution, and in 2010 as a four-year

baccalaureate degree-granting institution.

Additionally, the following programs are accredited individually:

� Interior Design: Council for Interior

Design Accreditation, 2006 (first

accreditation), 2018 (next review)

� Nuclear Medicine Technology: Joint Review Committee for Educational

Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology, 1990, 2013

� Medical Dosimetry: Joint Review Committee on Education in

Radiologic Technology, 2010, 2013

� Radiation Therapy: Joint Review Committee on Education in

Radiologic Technology, 1985, 2014

� Nursing: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission,

1970, 2019

� Diagnostic Ultrasound: Commission on Accreditation of Allied

Health Education Programs, 1982, 2013

� Neurodiagnostic Technology: Committee on Accreditation for

Education in Neurodiagnostic Technology, 2012, 2017

Bellevue College is the

only community college in Washington

with an accredited Interior Design

program.

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❱ Leadership

Board of Trustees (for 2012-13 Academic Year)

Paul Chiles (Chair)

Marie Gunn (Vice Chair)

Lisa Chin

Steve Miller

Vicki Orrico

Robert Rowe (Student)

AdministrationDavid L. Rule, President

Russ Beard, Vice President of Information Resources

Paula Boyum, Vice President of Economic Development and

Workforce

Yoshiko Harden, Vice President of Diversity

Larry Herron, Vice President of Institutional Advancement

Patricia James, Associate Vice President of Institutional

Effectiveness and Research

Ata Karim, Interim Vice President of Student Services

Tom Nielsen, Vice President of Instruction

Cesar Portillo, Vice President of Human Resources

Ray White, Vice President of Administrative Services

Bellevue College is the

first community or technical college in

the state with a student trustee.

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Headcount � Total # ................................... 1,496

� Faculty ............................ 1,011

� Full-time ....................... 177

� Part-time ...................... 834

� Staff ................................... 485

Race/Ethnicity � African American.............................................. 3.3%

� Asian/Pacific Islander ..................................... 13.8%

� Native American ............................................... 0.7%

� Hispanic ............................................................ 3.7%

� Other/no data ................................................... 0.2%

� White............................................................... 78.3%

From the 2004-05 to 2010-11 academic years, the percentage of

people of color (African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native Ameri-

can or Hispanic) working for the college increased 39.4%; they now

comprise 21.5% of all employees.

� 1.8% of employees have a disability

❱ Employees

Staff32%

Full-time Faculty

12%

Part-time Faculty

56%

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Highest Level of Education Attained (full-time faculty)

� Doctorate ...................................30

� Master’s ...................................133

� Bachelor’s ....................................7

� Associate ....................................3

� Certificate ...................................1

Years of Service (full-time faculty)

Years of Service # of Faculty % of Faculty

20 or more years 44 26%

10-20 years 66 39%

5-10 years 25 15%

Less than 5 years 36 21%

Gender (all faculty)

Employment Status Female Male

Full-time 97 80

Part-time 516 318

Total 613 (61%) 398 (39%)

❱ Faculty

92% of full-time

faculty hold a master’s degree,

a doctorate, or both.

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More than 330,000 people have taken classes at Bellevue College

since its founding in 1966.

In that time, the college has awarded: � 45,559 degrees, certificates and

other awards to 43,161 students

This includes:

� 104 Bachelor’s Degrees

� 36,424 Associate Degrees

� 5,382 Certificates

� 657 High School Diplomas

� 2,992 Pre-Employment Certifications

❱ Alumni

❱ Student Life

� Student Clubs: 87

� Student Programs: 70

� Activities and Events Held on Campus: 429

� Student Government: ASG (Associated Student Government of

Bellevue College)

� Student Media: The Watchdog (newspaper)

Awardsgiven since 1966

Students who

received awards

Associate degrees awarded

45,5

59

43,1

61

36,4

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❱ Programs of Study

Degree/Certificate Programs � 6 Transfer Associate Degree Programs (the first two years of

college) in more than 50 disciplines

� 2 Non-transfer Associate Degree Programs

� Professional-Technical Programs:

� 23 associate degree programs

� 76 certificate programs

� 3 Bachelor’s Degrees:

� Bachelor of Applied Science in Radiation and Imaging Sciences

� Bachelor of Applied Arts in Interior Design

� Bachelor of Applied Science in Healthcare Technology and

Management

Additional Programs � Continuing Education programs in computing and technology,

business and workplace skills, and personal enrichment (awarding

non-credit certificates)

� Adult Basic Education, GED preparation, English for non-native

speakers, worker retraining, and courses to improve reading,

writing, grammar and math skills

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Annual Enrollment � All Students: 38,000

� State-Assisted Enrollment: 21,361 (state funds cover a portion

of the cost of instruction)

� Degree-Seeking Students: 6,900 (defined as: those who have

indicated an intent to pursue a transfer or professional-technical

program of study; plan to attend BC one or two years or long

enough to complete a degree; and have not previously earned a

post-secondary degree or certificate.)

Enrollment by Intent � Academic/Transfer: ..........48%

� Workforce Education: ......34%

� Continuing Education/ Personal Interest: .... 11%

� Basic Skills: ................. 7%

❱ Student Enrollment

Academic/Transfer

Workforce Education

CE/Personal Interest

BasicSkills

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Highest-Enrolled Professional-Technical Programs � Business and Accounting

� Information Technology

� Interior Design

� Nursing

� Radiation and Imaging Sciences

Average Class Size � 21.4 students per class

Student/Faculty Ratio � 20.3 for degree-seeking students

(Source: Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System, U.S. Dept. of Education)

High School Programs5,688 students took classes at BC in the

following programs:

� Running Start: 1,511

students from 20 school

districts

� Tech Prep: 3,534 students

� College in the High School: 643 students

College in the High School

643

Tech Prep

3,53

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RunningStart

1,51

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Degree-Seeking Students

� Gender: 46.7% male, 53.3% female

� Age: Average age is 26.6; median age is 23

� Enrollment Status: 57% are full-time, 43% are part-time

� Area of Study: 58.7% are transfer students, 41.3% are pursuing

professional-technical or bachelor’s degrees

� Race/Ethnicity:

� Asian and Pacific Islander American ............. 21.4%

� African American.............................................. 7.2%

� Native American .................................................. 1%

� Latino/Hispanic ................................................. 6.2%

� Multi-racial ........................................................ 2.1%

� White............................................................... 63.9%

� Other Demographics:

� 58.3% are employed while

enrolled

� 22.2% of students have

dependents

❱ Student Demographics

Over 800

students with

disabilities take

classes at BC

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All Students (degree and non-degree seeking students)

� Gender: 43.3% male, 57.7% female

� Age: Average age is 30.2; median age is 26.6

Geographic Origin

City Selected Headcount % of total Headcount

Bellevue 9,222 24%

Redmond 4,604 12%

Seattle 4,348 11%

Renton 3,592 9%

Issaquah 2,786 7%

Kirkland 2,416 6%

Sammamish 1,206 3%

Other areas 28%

Two-thirds of students live in the college’s service district of

Bellevue and communities in East King County

International Students � Total enrollment ........................................................................ 1,451

� Countries represented ................................................................... 79

� Languages spoken ......................................................................... 35

Countries with most international students at BC:

1. South Korea2. Japan3. China4. Hong Kong

5. Taiwan6. Vietnam7. Indonesia

8. Thailand9. United Kingdom10. Macau

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2,260 students earned 2,986 degrees, certificates, and diplomas in 2011.

Degrees certificates, diplomas and other awards conferred, 2007 to 2011

Award 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total

Bachelor 12 12 49 73

Associate (Professional-Technical)

333 322 363 323 394 1,735

Associate (Transfer) 1,146 1,169 1,253 1,291 1,515 6,374

Certificate (one year or more)

96 95 92 137 228 648

Certificate (less than one year)

259 189 294 554 596 1,892

High School Completion

0 0 0 0 20 20

GED 25 27 21 18 0 91

Other Completers 60 69 11 264 184 588

Total 1,919 1,871 2,046 2,599 2,986 11,421

❱ Awards

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❱ Demographics of Graduates

Race/Ethnicity � American Indian/Alaska Native/

Pacific Islander .................................................... 2%

� African American................................................. 3%

� Asian .................................................................. 24%

� White.................................................................. 58%

� Other Race/Not Reported ................................. 12%

� Multi-racial ........................................................... 2%

Age Range

Age # of Graduates % of Graduates

Under 20 157 7%

20-29 1,259 56%

30-39 379 17%

40 and over 465 21%

Total 2,260 100%

Other Demographics � 60% were female, 38% were male (2% not reported)

� 5% of graduates had a disability

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For first-time college students, taking 12 or more credit hours, who are

pursuing a degree, and who enrolled in fall of 2005 (as reported to U.S

Department of Education, Spring 2012):

� Graduated in 3 years: 29%

� Graduated in 4 years: 33.5%

� Students who transfer: Over one-fourth of this cohort (26.3%)

transferred to another institution without earning a BC degree. Of

these non-completers, 41% went to a four-year institution.

� Completers: More than half (56.4%) of those who completed a

BC degree within three years transferred to a four-year institution.

Top Four-year Transfer Universities for BC Students

❱ Graduation Rate

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Tuition (per credit hour)

� Lower-Division Courses: 299 and below

� $96.39 for residents

� $268.39 for non-residents

� Upper-Division Courses: 300 and above

� $219.34 for residents

� $596.34 for non-residents

Estimated Annual Cost of AttendanceWashington State Residents

� Living at home: $10,779

(includes tuition/fees: $3,999; books/supplies: $972; rent/food/

utilities: $3,006; transportation: $1,272; misc./personal: $1,530)

� Living away from home: $16,899

(includes tuition/fees: $3,999; books/supplies: $972; rent/food/


Non-residents

� Living at home: $16,014 (includes tuition/fees: $9,234; books/supplies: $972; rent/food/


� Living away from home: $22,134 (includes tuition/fees: $9,234; books/supplies: $972; rent/food/


❱ Cost of Attendance

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❱ Financial Aid

BC’s Financial Aid Office disbursed 12,373 awards to 5,319 BC

students, totaling $25,663,547.67, including:

� 7,890 Grants worth $12,573,558.20

� 2,598 Government and Private Loans totaling

$9,442,667.15

� $2,804,251.13 in Worker Retraining Funds that helped

1,283 students

� 414 Scholarships (separate from BC Foundation scholar-

ships) totaling $463,765.40

� 188 Federal and State Work Study Positions, earning

students $399,305.79, for an average of

$2,123.97 per position

For Degree-Seeking Students:

� 13% received need-based financial aid

� 30.9% received grants or scholarships

Federal and State

Work Study Positions

Grants

Government and Private

LoansWorker

Retraining Funds

Scholarships

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❱ Bellevue College Foundation

Total Assets ......................................................$6,679,758

Total Value of Endowment ............................$3,433,556

The Foundation Awarded: � $161,404 in need- and academic-based scholarships and

aid to 338 students

� 376 grants totaling $514,144 for college programs, activities

and departments

� $6,489 in faculty awards for exceptional leadership

$161,404Scholarships

& Aid

$514,144Grants

$6,489Faculty Awards

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Student Financial Aid

Sales and Services

Tuition and Fees

State Allocation

Sources of Funds – $113,046,699 � Tuition and Fees – 38%

� State Allocation – 27.38%

� Student Financial Aid* – 17.39%

� Sales and Services – 9.32%

� Grants and Contracts – 5.86%

� Investment Income – .81%

� Other Revenue – 1.24%

*Financial Aid funds are not

generated by the college

but held for distribution

to students.

Grants and Contracts

Other Revenue

Investment Income

❱ Budget and Finance

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In addition to the

categories listed here,

the college spent

$27,241,258 on capital

projects in fiscal years

2009-10 and 2010-11.

Uses of Funds – $112,539,247 � Instruction – 41.21%

� Student Financial Aid* – 17.96%

� Auxiliary Enterprises – 10.41%

� Administrative Support – 7.72%

� Student Services – 7.34%

� Plant Operations & Maintenance – 5.82%

� Grants and Contracts – 4.79%

� Service Operations – 3.38%

� Library Services – 1.37%

Instruction

Student Financial Aid

AuxiliaryEnterprises

Administrative Support

Student Services

Plant Operations & Maintenance

Grants and

ContractsService Operations

Library Services

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� Total Number of Visits: 350,000

� Items Checked Out: 49,600

Holdings � Books: 73,833

� Periodicals: 200 subscriptions

� Subscriptions to Digital Databases: 59

❱ Facilities

Three Campuses � Main Campus: 100 acres in southeast Bellevue

� 11 academic buildings out of 15 total buildings (plus one

parking garage)

� 672,784 square feet of classroom/instructional space out of

753,309 total square feet

� North Campus: a 70,000-square-foot building on a two-acre

property along the Highway 520 corridor in north Bellevue

� East Campus: (currently in planning) 20 wooded acres located in

the Issaquah Highlands development

❱ Library Media Center

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� Conference: Northwest Athletic Association of Community

Colleges (NWAACC)

� Teams

� Baseball

� Men’s Basketball

� Women’s Basketball

� Men’s Soccer

� Women’s Soccer

� Softball

� Women’s Tennis

� Volleyball

� Men’s Golf

� Women’s Golf

� Student Athletes: 137

� Mascot: Bulldogs

� Colors: Navy Blue & Red

Recreational Facilities � Courter Field:

baseball (1,000-seat capacity)

� Soccer Field

� Courter Family Athletic Pavilion:

� 19,000-square-foot gymnasium with 3 regulation basketball

and volleyball courts (2,500-seat capacity)

� Fitness center

❱ Athletics

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3000 Landerholm Circle SE

Bellevue, Washington 98007

(425) 564-1000

Bellevue College is located within the city limits

of Bellevue, Washington, along the Interstate 90

corridor. The main campus is

situated on 100 wooded

acres within sight of the

Cascade Range and the

Puget Sound, approxi-

mately five miles from

downtown Bellevue

and 10 miles from

downtown Seattle.

Geographic Coordinates:

■ 47°35’5.05” N. Latitude■ 122°8’58.50” W. Longitude

Elevation:■ 398 feet above

sea level

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