Universities in Bellingham

Bellingham Technical College
The role and mission of Bellingham Technical College has its roots in vocational education in the Bellingham School District (BSD). The first “Industrial School” was planned and constructed in 1911 by the BSD. This school evolved into a manual-training section of Whatcom High School. With the passage of the Smith-Hughes Act in 1917, courses in automotive mechanics and machine shop were offered at …