Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA · Public · 6,901 students · Visit Website

Bellevue College offers professional/technical degrees and certificates designed to lead directly to employment, with programs like Nursing, Allied Health, and Information Systems. Many programs emphasize hands-on learning and career-specific skills, and all professional/technical programs have industry advisory boards to ensure relevant training. The Center for Career Connections assists students and alumni with job search, internships, and employer connections through resources like Handshake and annual job fairs.

Programs Analyzed

4

Avg Grad Earnings

$60,061/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

64/100

Tuition (In-State)

$4,305/yr
Out-of-state: $10,183/yr

All Programs at Bellevue College

4 trade programs at Bellevue College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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87 $82,286/yr $16,000 90.5x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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76 $79,877/yr $17,522 78.9x Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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49 $29,666/yr $10,354 59.8x Low Medium
13 openings/yr
Data Entry & Applications
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
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45 $48,416/yr 111.5x Very High Medium
11 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 4 trade and vocational programs at Bellevue College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.