Awards and Recognition

2007

• Feb. 26, 2007: BCC students sweep all 5 categories they enter at world’s largest jazz festival

• May 24, 2007: BCC math team places in national top ten -- again
   

2006

• Microsoft Corporation names Bellevue Community College an IT Showcase School
   

• Diversity advocate Minority Access, Inc., names BCC one of “Nation’s Leading Colleges and Universities Committed to Diversity”
   

• BCC Pres. Floten receives national leadership award based on college’s achievements and innovation
   

• BCC Math Team places 7th in national American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges’ math competition
   

• Export Achievement Certificate from the United States Department of Commerce, awarded to BCC’s International Student Programs.
   

• BCC student stage production selected for Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
   

• BCC jazz choir wins first place at Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
   

• Two BCC groups selected to perform at world’s largest jazz gathering
   

• Distinguished Chapter Award from the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society
   

• “Service Award to Founding Partners” from the Bellevue Entrepreneur Center, in recognition of BCC's support and dedication to the Center and the support it provides to Eastside entrepreneurs, especially to women- and minority-owned businesses.

2005

• BCC Math Team places 2nd in national American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges’ math competition
   

• Charles Kennedy Equity Award from the Association of Community College Trustees, recognizing exemplary commitment to equitable treatment for minorities and women.

2004

• BCC selected to create national Bioinformatics Center of Excellence
   

• BCC selected to create state Center for Information Technology Excellence
   

• BCC Math Team places 2nd in national American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges’ math competition
   

• BCC jazz ensemble wins first at Reno Jazz Festival
   

• BCC jazz ensemble wins first at Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
   

• National Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Collaboration Award from the Community College National Center of Community Engagement.
   

• Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization

2003

• BCC Math Team places 7th in national American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges’ math competition

2002

• Bellevue Chamber of Commerce Economic Leadership Award, June 2002.

• The American Lung Association Breathe Easy Award, 2002

2001

• BCC Math Department selected as one of just 10 departments nationwide to take part in a National Science Foundation-funded conference on exemplary mathematics programs.

2000

• National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies a "model public-private partnership," named by Washington Research Council in 2000

 

• The Corporate and Foundation Alliance names BCC's National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies one of five "exemplary efforts" to improve teaching and learning in science, mathematics, engineering and technology education, 2000.

   

1999

• Vice President Al Gore cites BCC as one of 20 colleges known for world-class 21st Century job preparation, 1999

• Trustee Association of Community and Technical Colleges awards President Floten the President's Award for excellent leadership, 1999

1998

• Rolling Stone Magazine names BCC one of ten top community colleges in the nation, 1998

• American Association of Community Colleges awards BCC mentor college status in information technology, 1998

• The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education awards BCC and President Floten its District VIII Leadership Award, 1998

• The Municipal League of King County names Jean Floten Outstanding Public Official, 1998

• The American Productivity and Quality Council recognizes BCC for best practices in faculty development, 1998

1996 and Earlier

• Bellevue Chamber of Commerce bestows Best of the Best Award for BCC's National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies, 1996

• National Science Foundation names BCC a Center of Excellence in Information Technology, 1995

• The Association of Community College Administrators bestows the Earl Norman Leadership Award on President Jean Floten, 1994