by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Bellevue College was awarded 445 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health information/medical records technology/technician.
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BC is ranked #541 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when BC held the #643 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
BC also holds the #12 spot on the Best Colleges in Washington ranking.
If you are worried about getting into Bellevue College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Bellevue College is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Bellevue College is 34%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 12,286 undergraduates at BC with 6,747 being full-time and 5,539 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,775 | $8,550 | $10,072 | $14,454 | $14,388 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of BC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At BC, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $5,486 a year. That adds up to $21,944 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.
Get more details about the location of 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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 45 | $34,563 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 34 | NA |
| Computer Science | 32 | NA |
| Nursing | 31 | NA |
| Accounting | 26 | NA |
| Data Processing | 26 | $62,976 |
| Marketing | 25 | NA |
| Computer Software & Applications | 22 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 12 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 5 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 10,600 students took at least one online class at Bellevue College. This is a decrease from the 12,013 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 10,600 | 8,471 |
| 2019-2020 | 12,013 | 11,944 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,788 | 2,565 |
| 2017-2018 | 5,735 | 2,685 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,492 | 2,545 |
Footnotes
*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.
References
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