I am taking a foreign language class in Korean here for continuing education and so far I am having no particular issue. It's so wonderful (and rare) for a college to offer so many languages! The Spring term even offers Farsi! This kind of class options is such a rare thing these days. Parking could be better for visitors, but it's not a huge deal to treck down from the top of the parking deck. I wish it was easier to enter from I-90 (could someone explain to me why I can't turn left from 148th and if I make a U-turn I'm not supposed to turn right at the enterance?!?!). read more

I started my college education at Bellevue College and it was a fantastic two years. The teachers are great and the classes are fun and educating. Some classes are more challenging than others, just like on other schools. I would recommend Bellevue College to anybody that wants to get their Associates degree, a direct transfer degree, or just take classes. The campus is nice and clean and parking is for the most part easy to find. I really enjoyed the small classes, you get a personal bond with the professors and you can easily make your voice heard in the classroom. read more

It went from community to full blown college, and nothing changed. The teachers are still a mess, some good but mainly the teachers are rude and really could care less. They'll give you exams and papers without caring if they've even taught you what you need to know for them. Dealing with the office for ANYTHING is a nightmare. Oh and don't even bother parking in morning/afternoon. There's no space and everyone speeds around blasting there music and bumping other cars. No ones really social so don't come here expecting to make friends, because you're not going to. You're coming here to get s difficult and low level education. If you can, go somewhere else. read more

The school I love, I had great teachers and the class sizes are small. They have many great programs and services. However the office at this school only- front desk and FASFA need attitude checks on their peeps. They are rude and impatient. They have also lost some of my records as far as payments go and refused to accommodate me and I had to repay my enrollment fees,to switch from running start to regualr student. it's somewhat my own fault for loosing the receipt, but they were so rude about it. The lines are crazy at the financial aid office and the people are grumpy. Yes, they are busy,but so am I. They told me to retake a couple classes and my FASFA would be approved. I took the classes got a 4.0 and long in behold, DENIED. They were like oh I guess take some more and better luck next time. I wish they would spend a little more time and money on the offices to make them a more pleasant place to be. read more

The Pros to attending this school is the cost and convenience. The education from this college looks good when transferring to other universities. The teaching staff is what you would expect for what you are paying for. They really do try their best with what they are given, obviously they're some teachers that should not be teaching college level classes. In general the teachers here do a good job. This is what is to be expected in a transfer/community college. (I know it is a university now but I don't consider it, I went when it was BCC and BC.. nothing changed). Cons- The rest of the staff!! (Financial Aid, Student Services, Counseling, ect..) Every single one of those departments is horrible. If you call any of there numbers most likely will lead to a machine saying to look online and then hangs up on you. When I was on financial aid I would constantly check every week to make sure I was not missing anything. Every week I was missing something.. They would give me forms right away but have due dates a few days prior.. I constantly had to front money for my tuition because of how slow their process is. They are not proactive at all, I cant even explain my frustration throughout the years. I constantly asked questions and would constantly get no answer and half explanation. Dropping off forms in the drop box and having them labeled as turned in a week or two after and missing the due date.. They needed a form from me for over two weeks, no email no call. It was the only thing between me getting financial aid, I just had to sign a form. It was not until I came and checked at the end of a quarter to find out that I missed the due date but had everything correct and on time. Counseling was no different when I started my counselor filled my schedule. She did not ask me anything about what I wanted to do. Even when I told her I really was unsure with what I wanted to do. I ended taking random classes for a year that were mainly electives for no reason at all. None of those classes could help obtain any degree (not even GE). After I finally had a plan with what I wanted to do, I was discouraged by my advisor to pursue it. Due to my grades and my bad selection of classes previously.. I had to find out what classes from BC transferred to which schools, because if it isn't UW,WWU, SPU, WSU the advisors really do not want to put in all the efforts in seeing all the equivalencies for all the schools you were interested in and setting up a plan. My counselor did not even try to look up the schools I was interested in. She just said to call their counselor and set up a plan with them.. Even though BC makes you have a educational plan with their advisors... Basically the read off a piece of paper and tell you to take certain classes for certain schools. But if its not on the paper, save yourself the time and go do it yourself. The cost and Location is what kept me at this school. After figuring all these problems out, I've learned to do everything yourself and constantly doubt Bellevue's system. I make sure everything is in order personally and in person. Leave no room for error and you can take advantage of the opportunity that is presented. I just really wish the Staff (not teachers) would step it up and make some sort of proactive change. Whether it is with a new staff or a new system. I'VE HEARD FROM MANY STUDENTS CURRENT AND OLD, THAT BC'S BAD SERVICE IS NOTORIOUS . read more

This college is frustrating because they have you do many steps to sign up and you can still be over a month out from the start of the quarter but they have no classes with availability. They are over-capacity on their core classes that everyone wants so you have to waitlist and hope that you can clear. You don't know that when you start the process however because you don't have a log on ID to see the registration lists. read more

Great programs, affordable, accessible by public transit & nice campus. Recommended.

I had to report one of my instructors for stalking/harassment because he would not leave me alone. I was sent from one administrator to another and was then told Public Safety had to investigate. It took Public Safety an ENTIRE MONTH just to take a statement from the problematic instructor, who of course denied my complaints. When it was my time to give a statement the Public Safety official kept interrupting me and wouldn't let me finish. I had to resort to giving him a written statement instead. Finally I was able to speak to an administrator who simply said that Bellevue College has no problematic instructors, that the one in question has been there a really long time, and since he said he didn't do it then he must not have done it. Um, what? At the end of the meeting the administrator told me that I "looked pretty today." I later discovered this administrator was friends with the instructor I complained about. Needless to say I am fed up with this place and will not be returning. Yelp has no business filtering any of the bad reviews and I highly recommend you take a look at what those people have to say because the reviews are true. The instructors here are really hit-or-miss and a lot of them just don't answer e-mails or put effort into teaching classes. Not to mention there are instructors like the one above who like to try to traverse professional boundaries with students. And you are out of luck if you ever have to deal with this college's administration. TERRIBLE PLACE!!!! read more

My first time attending here was Summer 2015 quarter and I love the north campus! I am taking fine art classes to step up from being an unschooled amateur. I've had a great experience. I learned so much from my watercolor and drawing teachers and have become much more consistent as a sketch artist and also- knowledgeable about watercolor (though I have MUCH to learn). My teachers, Fred Lisaius and Sandy Haight are professional artists and great teachers. I find the environment supportive, instructive and conducive to building confidence in making art. I am continuing to take classes and will probably do so extending out into the foreseeable future. The classes are offered each quarter and you can build your skills by retaking drawing and painting as often as you want. The set up for art classes is very good with all the necessary easels, sinks, still-life materials needed. I love the fact that the North campus is small and tranquil. :) read more

My experience at this school was not so great. Discrimination runs kind of rampant amongst some of the students. I was attempting to brush up on my Math & grammatical English skills that I've totally forgot once I graduated high school which was a while back. The Adult Basic Education I enrolled in was 2 years ago. Every kind of student from the young man who has Aspergers Syndrome which is kind of scary for me as I've never been exposed to anyone who has had it, and I've been around a long time, to the student who openly discriminates against you and by that I mean that when the instructor gives the class a project then pairs up the students I'm so clearly DISRESPECTED. I try to talk to the student real friendly & she completely turns her head away as if I have bad breath! Talk with the instructor? Doesn't do any good. Talk to admin staff? They make excuses and do nothing about getting the problem solved. Hey I just want to learn! and not deal with other students drama. Some of the other students are a bit scary, some are stoner types, some seem a little off, I was uncomfortable overall the school has changed a lot over the years & not for the better. read more

Nice Japanese programs, small class size, reasonable load and price.

I am currently attending Bellevue College's Running Start program for high school juniors and seniors. The Running Start program is a great program for responsible and mature high school students. It provides a great transition between high school and 4 year universities. It provides independence and a good feel for "real" college before heading away from home to potentially bigger colleges. In addition, most school districts will provide 15 credits for free per high school student. This makes the Running Start program a great option for families looking to save money while having their kids earn college credits. Most colleges in Washington will accept and transfer the credits earned at Bellevue College, but students have to check with each individual college. Teachers at Bellevue College are hit and miss- the Math Department is only okay. The whole History department is stellar and so far all of my English teachers have been great! The campus is quite nice and small- once you know where buildings are (look at the map), finding new classrooms from quarter to quarter becomes quite easy. The food in the cafeteria is highly highly overpriced- cookies are exorbitant and plastic utensils are charged! Just bring your own lunch. Best place to eat is 148th Café on top of the hill- great drinks and paninis. Student Programs is sometimes very hard to work with- making a new club is easy enough, but after that, things may get complicated due to being misinformed by Student Program employees. The variety of clubs are plentiful and help you get connected with other students. Bellevue College is actually truly diverse and multicultural. A lot more Middle Eastern, Asian, and European students than elsewhere- several International Students. Parking is the only downside of Bellevue College. It is horrible trying to find parking even when you purchase a (very expensive) student weekday parking permit. The enrollment process is fairly simple, but popular classes with good teachers (use Rate my Professor) do fill up fairly quickly. Overall, Bellevue College is great for the Running Start program or college students who want to save money while still getting a good education. read more

My precious school. I don't have enough good things to say about this school. My children and I attended classes, they were in the wonderful daycare and I would be on campus. If ever a school took a lost single mother and got her on a path of bettering her life it is my beloved school. The teachers are caring, the classes are challenging but passable with work. There is help for financial aid. Some classes fill up really early and are hard to get into, there is more parking needed and the stress before starting school, but overall what a wonderful experience. read more

I was thinking about transferring to Bellevue College from another school, however a) you have to apply for admissions before you can even speak to an advisor or anyone about the school (which I have done and am awaiting acceptance), b) I was stuck in the phone tree from hell to try to get any information, c) when I finally spoke to someone in the advising office after holding for 20 minutes, she was extremely rude and spoke over me. She also told me that "this is the way Bellevue College works... we are an open admissions school and don't have enough advisors to talk to everyone who wants to apply". When I asked her for her name, she hung up on me. I tried to call back and couldn't get through to anyone again. I'm taking this as a sign that I would paying hard earned money to be frustrated by a college that could care less if I attend. HORRIBLE experience. Get it together, Bellevue College! read more

This college is a joke! I don't know if they're still having growing pains from their transition from a "community college" or if they were this awful to begin with but it's terrible! The financial aid office is so far behind, there's no point in even turning your application in. When they finally got to my application, they awarded me financial aid and then withdrew it because they missed information *which I provided to them* about my prior degrees. The next quarter they claimed that they hadn't gotten my SAR prior to the priority deadline so I couldn't get financial aid until 6 weeks after summer quarter started. So basically not at all during summer quarter. But the girl I talked to let it slip that they still had two weeks' worth of applications from before the priority deadline to get to and tuition was already due. If you ask questions, they act like you're just being difficult so no point in trying to understand the process either. I can't tell you how many times I've heard, "You'll have to be prepared to pay for classes out of pocket." Apparently, they expect everyone that goes to that school to have a daddy with a Gold American Express. It's ridiculous. I've been to four different colleges and earned three degrees and I've never experienced anything like this! read more

I went to Bellevue College so that I could take classes and eventually transfer the credits over to another school. It wasn't a terrible school while I went there, and the instructors were pretty average. The problem is that now I am trying to apply to a bunch of different schools and Bellevue College is NOT sending my transcripts. I have been trying to get them to send transcripts for two months straight now, with no such luck. I have called them multiple times, and they actually had the nerve to tell me that they would charge me to resend them.....when they never sent them in the first place(but of course I'll pay because I have no choice and I need to apply to colleges.) None of the other schools I needed transcripts from have had trouble getting them to the places I'm applying to, just Bellevue. So now I am two months behind on all of my applications. If you plan on transferring to a different school, I would advise against attending this mismanaged place. read more

This place has done nothing but screwed me over the past two years. A month after my graduation ceremony, I received a letter from them saying that I cannot graduate, right before I was about to transfer to another school. I had checked in with advisors who are beyond rude but said that I am on track to graduate. Now I am at my new school and I am a junior but due to BC's lack of responsibility, they never received my updated transcript so my status is currently a sophomore and that is holding me back from joining the psych honour society. When I go to the student center to ask important general questions, it is always someone who does not know what they are talking about or does not speak English. I'm sorry, but English-speakers are highly preferred when it comes to situations regarding graduation, transferring, and transcripts. I have gotten nothing but stress from these useless idiots. read more