Bellevue College Overview

Located in Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue College is a public institution. The location of BC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Bellevue College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at BC.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 34% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, BC bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $54,232 a year. That's about 33% more than their peers at other schools.

Bellevue College Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, BC is ranked #204 out of 2,018 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 46 colleges in Washington, it is ranked at #7.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

BC has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#47	Best Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at BC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Data Entry Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#62	Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#130	Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards BC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Schools	College Factual
#3	Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#5	Best Computer Programming Schools	College Factual
#45	Best Allied Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#59	Best Computer Science Schools	Computer Science Degree

Where Is Bellevue College?

Contact details for BC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3000 Landerholm Cir Se, Bellevue, WA 98007-6484
Phone:	425-564-1000
Website:	https://bellevuecollege.edu

How Do I Get Into BC?

You can apply to BC online at: https://bellevuecollege.edu/admissions/apply/

Bellevue College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Bellevue College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At BC, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $5,495 a year. That adds up to $21,980 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at BC is 5.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bellevue College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 12,286 undergraduate students at BC, with 6,747 being full-time and 5,539 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,747 full-time undergraduates at BC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bellevue College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,263
Black or African American	259
Hispanic or Latino	654
White	2,618
International Students	633
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,320

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Bellevue College. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 76 countries are represented at BC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Bellevue College

In 2019-2020, 12,013 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at BC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of BC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bellevue College was 91.4%. This is the #449 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at BC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Bellevue College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	1,523	0	0	1,523
General Business/Commerce	0	199	0	0	199
Nursing	0	86	0	31	117
Allied Health Professions	8	86	0	12	106
Accounting	29	34	7	26	96
Computer Software & Applications	15	36	3	22	76
Design & Applied Arts	0	29	0	45	74
Teacher Education Grade Specific	47	13	10	0	70
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	26	34	60
General Physical Sciences	0	58	0	0	58
Marketing	0	13	3	25	41
Computer Science	0	0	0	32	32
Computer Programming	2	27	1	0	30
Business Administration & Management	14	15	0	0	29
Computer Systems Networking	0	21	6	0	27
Data Processing	0	0	0	26	26
Health & Physical Education	21	0	0	0	21
Health Sciences & Services	0	17	0	2	19
Mechanical Engineering	0	17	0	0	17
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	11	0	0	11
Data Entry	8	0	1	0	9
Chemical Engineering	0	9	0	0	9
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	8	0	8
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	8	0	0	8
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician	0	7	0	0	7
Electrical Engineering	0	6	0	0	6
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	6	0	6
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	6	0	6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	5	5
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)	4	0	0	0	4
Business Support & Assistant Services	3	0	0	0	3
Entrepreneurial Studies	3	0	0	0	3
Human Resource Management	0	0	2	0	2
Information Technology	0	0	2	0	2
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	2	0	0	2
Music	0	2	0	0	2
Graphic Communications	1	0	0	0	1
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	1	0	0	1
General Sales & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	0	0	0
Recreation Administration	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	155	2,220	81	260	2,716

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.