Bellevue is a hub for creative learning and education, and it's a home to many well-educated residents, incredible K-12 schools and two successful post-secondary educational institutions. With nearly 70% of adults holding a bachelor’s degree or higher, Bellevue is the third best educated city among the nation’s 200 largest, and excels at producing engineering, science, technology and creative workers who become global thought leaders. In Bellevue, employers can access top talent and cutting-edge innovation.
Educational Institutions
The Global Innovation Exchange offers a network of leading universities and cross-sector partners committed to experiential learning and technological innovation in a global context providing project-based graduate degree programs and a growing array of innovation experiences for executives and professionals, in a variety of flexible formats.
Bellevue College opens the door of higher education to students from around the world, with degrees in technology and engineering. Bellevue College is one of the largest colleges in the state, serving more than 32,000 students annually.
DigiPen located just across the border in Redmond, WA ranks as one of the best schools in the U.S. for digital arts and game design. Their industry-focused curriculum sends graduates to AAA studios like Valve and Bungie.
Like the Bellevue culture, local institutions continuously innovate to meet demand for new ideas and skills in tech, the arts and creative entrepreneurship. Institutions invite industry partnerships to collaborate on just-in-time educational and training needed to meet employer’s workforce needs.
Staff works with many educational institutions and partner organizations and is available to assist you in finding creative and collaborative solutions to your current workforce needs. Reach out!