Bellevue College

https://bellevuecollege.edu

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition
$4,205
3.22% growth from 2023
2024 Average Net Price
$13,932
After Financial Aid
2024 Enrolled Students
12,485
51.6% Full-Time
2024 Graduation Rate
35.8%
263 Graduates

About

Bellevue College is a higher education institution located in King County, WA. In 2024, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Bellevue College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (982 degrees awarded), General Business (119 degrees), and Registered Nursing (57 degrees).

In 2024, 1,967 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Bellevue College. 61.8% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 38.2% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (743 degrees), 1.72 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (431 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Bellevue College is $4,205, which is $−8,174 less than the national average for Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges ($12,379).

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Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Bellevue College is $4,205, which is $8,174 less than the national average for Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges ($12,379).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $13,932.

In 2024, 18% of undergraduate students attending Bellevue College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 3% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$4,205
2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Bellevue College was $4,205. The cost of tuition at Bellevue College is $−8,174 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges ($12,379).

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Average Net Price

$13,932
2024 Value
16.8%
1 Year Growth

In 2024 Bellevue College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $13,932. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Bellevue College grew by 16.8%.

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Other Student Expenses

$18,645
Room and Board
$762
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Bellevue College was of $18,645 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 8.2% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $762. The cost of books and supplies increased by 8.55% during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

18%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
3%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

18% of undergraduate students at Bellevue College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 5.26% with respect to 2023, when 19% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Enrollment

Bellevue College had a total enrollment of 12,485 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Bellevue College is 6,446 students and the part-time enrollment is 6,039. This means that 51.6% of students enrolled at Bellevue College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Bellevue College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 27.7% White, 22.2% Asian, 12.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.33% Two or More Races, 3.79% Black or African American, 0.184% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.168% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Bellevue College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (14.9%), followed by White Male (13%) and Asian Female (11.5%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

51.6%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Bellevue College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 12,485 students. The full-time enrollment at Bellevue College is 6,446 and the part-time enrollment is 6,039. This means that 51.6% of students enrolled at Bellevue College are enrolled full-time compared with 43.8% at similar Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    3,462 enrolled students
  2. Asian
    2,773 enrolled students
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    1,552 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Bellevue College is 27.7% White, 22.2% Asian, 12.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.33% Two or More Races, 3.79% Black or African American, 0.184% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.168% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges is 39.2% White, 28.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 14% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 2,302 students (18.4%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2024, 465 more women than men received degrees from Bellevue College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Bellevue College is white (743 degrees awarded). There were 1.72 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (431 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Bellevue College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (982 degrees awarded), followed by General Business (119 degrees) and Registered Nursing (57 degrees).

In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Bellevue College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (982 degrees awarded), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (209 degrees), and Physical Sciences (22 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Accountants & auditors
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bellevue College are Accountants & auditors (1,047,151 people), Other managers (969,206 people), Software developers (852,521 people), Financial managers (559,592 people), and Chief executives & legislators (477,018 people).

The most specialized majors at Bellevue College in 2024 are Liberal Arts & Humanities (982 degrees awarded), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (209 degrees), Physical Sciences (22 degrees), Business (292 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (51 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bellevue College are Surgeons, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Physicians, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Bellevue College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (982 degrees awarded), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (209 degrees), Physical Sciences (22 degrees), Business (292 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (51 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Common Industries by Major

Computer Systems Design
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bellevue College are Computer Systems Design (1,292,319 people), Elementary & secondary schools (887,393 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (708,968 people), Banking & related activities (541,307 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (525,425 people).

The most specialized majors at Bellevue College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (982 degrees awarded), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (209 degrees), Physical Sciences (22 degrees), Business (292 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (51 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Bellevue College.
Most Common (2024)
  1. Medical Insurance Specialist
    15 degrees awarded
  2. Medical Receptionist
    13 degrees awarded
  3. Early Childhood Education & Teaching
    9 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Bellevue College was Medical Insurance Specialist with 15 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

751
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2024
1,216
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2024

In 2024, 751 degrees were awarded to men at Bellevue College, which is 0.618 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,216).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 396 degrees were awarded to men at Bellevue College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.676 times less than the 586 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 586 degrees were awarded to men at Bellevue College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.48 times more than the 396 male recipients with that same degree.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Asian Female
Highest Graduation Rate (50%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Bellevue College is Female and Asian (50% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (75.5%).

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    743 degrees awarded
  2. Asian
    431 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    183 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Bellevue College is white (743 degrees awarded). There were 1.72 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (431 degrees).

8.59% of degree recipients (169 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
  1. White Female
    442 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    301 degrees awarded
  3. Asian Female
    295 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Bellevue College is white female (442 degrees awarded). There were 1.47 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (301 degrees).

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Operations

Bellevue College has an endowment valued at nearly $18.7M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 3.82M (20.5%) compared to the 6.18% average return (1.09M on 17.6M) across all Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

In 2024, Bellevue College had a total salary expenditure of 157M. Bellevue College employs 103 Associate professors, 56 Professors and 35 Assistant professors. Most academics at Bellevue College are Female Associate professor (55), Male Associate professor (48), and Female Professor (36).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Bellevue College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 168 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 94 employees, and Service with 54 employees.

Endowment

$18.7M
2024 Endowment
27.1%
growth from 2023

Bellevue College has an endowment valued at about $18.7M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Bellevue College grew 27.1% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.04M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts
  1. $2.16M - Federal
  2. $1.74M - State
  3. $245k - Local

As of 2024, Bellevue College received $2.16M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $1.74M from state grants and contracts, and $245k from local grants and contracts.

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Salary Expenditure

$82M
2024 Salaries
0%
growth from 2023

In 2024, Bellevue College paid a median of $82M in salaries, which represents 52.3% of their overall expenditure ($157M) and a 0% growth from the previous year.

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Instructional Salaries

$21.7M
Instructional Salaries
202
Number of Employees

In 2024, Bellevue College paid a total of $21.7M to 202 employees working as instructors, which represents 26.4% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $563k (3.52%) for similar Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

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Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Bellevue College were Office and Administrative Support with 168 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 94 employees, and Service with 54 employees.

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