Bellingham Technical College
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Bellingham Technical College (called Bellingham Tech or BTC) is located in the Pacific Northwest town of Bellingham
in Washington State. Just a mile northwest of downtown Bellingham, the campus resides about 90 miles (144.8 km) north of Seattle and 60 miles (96.6 km) south of Vancouver, British Columbia
. It is one of several community colleges in the area, including Whatcom Community College and Northwest Indian College
.
BTC partners with local and regional industry to address workforce needs in a variety of fields and there are many opportunities to enter high-wage, high-demand careers.
BTC offers over 50 associate degree and certificate options with many programs in the following areas:
• Construction and Engineering Technology
• Culinary Arts
• Fisheries and Aquaculture
• Health Careers and Child & Family Studies
• Manufacturing and Industrial Technology
• Management, Business and Computer Technology
• Transportation and Mechanical Technology
• Welding Technology
• Electro-Mechanical Technology
BTC also provides classes, programs, and opportunities to assist students in acquiring learning skills necessary for academic and occupational success, and for personal enrichment.
The center houses several degree programs including Electro-Mechanical Technology, Electronics Technology, Instrumentation and Control and Process technology. This means that graduates from this building will work in many diverse fields (separately) ranging from oil refining to biomedical electronics.
Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the twelfth-largest city in the state. Situated on Bellingham Bay, Bellingham is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and opens onto the Strait of Georgia...
in Washington State. Just a mile northwest of downtown Bellingham, the campus resides about 90 miles (144.8 km) north of Seattle and 60 miles (96.6 km) south of Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
. It is one of several community colleges in the area, including Whatcom Community College and Northwest Indian College
Northwest Indian College
Northwest Indian College, operated by the Lummi tribe of Native Americans, is located in Bellingham, Washington. Its President is Cheryl Crazy Bull, a member of the Sicangu Lakota from the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.-History:...
.
BTC partners with local and regional industry to address workforce needs in a variety of fields and there are many opportunities to enter high-wage, high-demand careers.
BTC offers over 50 associate degree and certificate options with many programs in the following areas:
• Construction and Engineering Technology
• Culinary Arts
• Fisheries and Aquaculture
• Health Careers and Child & Family Studies
• Manufacturing and Industrial Technology
• Management, Business and Computer Technology
• Transportation and Mechanical Technology
• Welding Technology
• Electro-Mechanical Technology
BTC also provides classes, programs, and opportunities to assist students in acquiring learning skills necessary for academic and occupational success, and for personal enrichment.
Centers Of Excellence
The NW Center for Process Manufacturing located at BTC is recognized by the state of Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges as one of ten State Centers of Excellence. Washington's Centers of Excellence website states that...
"Centers are flagship institutions that build and sustain Washington’s competitive advantage through statewide leadership. Each Center focuses on a targeted industry that drives the state’s economy and is built upon a reputation for fast, flexible, quality education and training programs. A targeted industry is identified as one that is strategic to the economic growth of a region or state."
The center houses several degree programs including Electro-Mechanical Technology, Electronics Technology, Instrumentation and Control and Process technology. This means that graduates from this building will work in many diverse fields (separately) ranging from oil refining to biomedical electronics.
Campus Events
- LinuxFest NorthwestLinuxfest NorthwestLinuxFest Northwest is an annual technology conference and expo held in Bellingham, Washington. It is a Saturday and Sunday weekend event held in late April...
is weekend event held annually in late April. It is dedicated to discussion and development of the LinuxLinuxLinux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
operating systemOperating systemAn operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
and other open sourceOpen sourceThe term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
software projects. The event is free to the public and draws nearly a thousand computer professionals and enthusiasts from across Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia.