Bellingham Technical College
3028 Lindbergh Ave
Bellingham, WA 98225

Bellingham Technical College strives to provide students with the competencies necessary to gain employment, to continue to learn, to be productive on the job, and to be contributing members of the workplace and the community. This Washington college was founded in 1957 and has been serving the community since then and providing students with the education they need to succeed.

Consistent with the vocational technical history, Bellingham Technical College believes that the content is most meaningful when learned and practiced in context of the occupation and job expectations. To accomplish this mission and goals, Bellingham Technical College students are required to satisfy occupational program course requirements and related instruction requirements for occupational program degree and certificate completion and graduation.

Preparing an educated workforce is central to the mission of Bellingham Technical College. Today's workforce requires complex technical competencies as well as academic skills, positive work attitudes and habits, effective human relations, leadership, problem solving, critical thinking, and teamwork skills.

Quick Facts:

• In the 2005-2006 academic year, the Washington college served over 8,000 students. In fall 2005, the student body was 52 percent female and 48 percent male, with 22 percent minority students, and the average student age was 28 years old. Bellingham Technical College served over 1,900 full-time equivalent students during the 2005-2006 academic year.


• Bellingham Technical College is one of 34 community and technical in Washington.


• This Washington college is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Colleges.


• Bellingham Technical College offers 34 associate degree (A.A.S.) and 57 certificate options, with many programs offering start dates each quarter.


• Bellingham Technical College's Financial Aid Office can help students apply for a variety of federal and state grants, scholarships and loans. Over 40 percent of Bellingham Technical College students receive some type of financial assistance through grants, loans, or work-study.