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The Road Less Graveled - A free class on exploring non-traditional careers for women

Bellingham Technical College (BTC) has a long-standing commitment of presenting job opportunities in trades and technology as an option for both men and women. Exploration of non-traditional career sessions offered through the Road Less Graveled highlight the opportunities for women in traditionally male-dominated careers.

SPARKS FLY AS STEEL IS TRANSFORMED FROM SCRAP TO SCULPTURE BEFORE YOUR EYES!     

A horn blast at 8am sharp signals the start of the competition. Each team makes a mad dash to the pile of donated scrap metal to select the prime pieces of steel for their sculpture. It is every man and woman for themselves, all with the same goal - to conceptualize, design, and create a finished piece of art in just 8 hours! 

by Isaac Bonnell
Filed on 02. Jan, 2012 at or read it in the Bellingham Business Journal here.

In her 27 years at Bellingham Technical College, Patricia McKeown has been the dean of every department and been involved in the development or expansion of many of the college’s programs. So she was a natural choice to replace Thomas Eckert as president of the college in December 2010.

BTC's Gala Dinner and Auction held in October, was a huge success - Thank you to our sponsors, donors & guests.

BELLINGHAM - On my consumer protection blog, I regularly repeat the old cliché: If it’s too good to be true...

Well, how about oysters on the half shell for $3.95, or Ellensburg double lamb chop with macadamia coconut crust and star anise sauce for $7.95? Those and similar impossible bargains can be found on the menu at Café Culinaire, the restaurant staffed by the 55 students enrolled in Bellingham Technical College’s Culinary Arts Program. Nothing on the menu is more than $7.95.

We weren’t on the reservation list—our names had gotten lost somewhere along the way—but on a recent afternoon at the crowded Café Culinaire, an extra table was brought in for us, and space was made.

WHEN THE most difficult decision you have to make during the course of the day is whether to order the Thai Dungeness crab cakes or the hazelnut-crusted Samish Bay oysters as an appetizer, you know you’ve got it good.

LASSOS WON’T be a necessity when the horn blows at the Bellingham Technical College Friday morning, but they probably wouldn’t hurt. For those taking part in the 8th annual Welding Rodeo, the high-pitched sound will signal teams that it’s time to run for the gigantic scrap pile in front of them in order to snatch up the pieces they want before other competitors get there first.

The scholarship program was established in February 2008 after the Ferndale area refinery donated $50,000 to the college to increase interest in programs related to jobs at refineries. In all, there will be four full-ride scholarships awarded to Lummi Nation students, with the scholarship covering tuition, books and material fees.

1955: Bellingham School District buys five acres on Lindberg Avenue for a vocational school after running evening classes for years out of the Sehome elementary school on High Street.