Bellingham Technical College

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Bellingham Technical College

Other names	Bellingham Tech, BTC
Former name	Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute
Type	Public technical
Established	1957; 69 years ago (1957)
Affiliations	Washington Community and Technical Colleges system
Budget	$26,200,000
Chairperson	Debbie Ahl
President	James Lemerond
Academic staff	172
Administrative staff	136
Students	2,200 full-time equivalents (2017–2018)
Location	Bellingham , Washington , U.S. 48°45′56″N 122°30′33″W / 48.76568°N 122.509278°W / 48.76568; -122.509278
Campus	32 acres (13 ha)
Website	www.btc.edu

Bellingham Technical College (Bellingham Tech or BTC) is a public technical college in Bellingham, Washington. Although it awards some bachelor's degrees, it primarily awards associate degrees.

Campus events

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