Associate of Applied Science in Occupational and Life Skills

Bellevue College

This program serves adults with learning disabilities. Through this supportive skills-based program, students apply academic knowledge through community activities, service learning and social experiences. Students identify a career pathway, gain marketable, workplace-ready competencies, develop better interpersonal skills and complete an internship in alignment with their career goals.Unlike any other program in the nation, Occupational & Life Skills (OLS) at Bellevue College is an accredited degree program for adults with learning disabilities. In our uniquely supportive program, students learn to identify and develop a career pathway, grow interpersonal skills, build friendships, and gain marketable, workplace-ready skills. OLS creates a guided pathway for graduating students to become gainfully employed, contributing citizens.All OLS students complete an internship facilitated by the OLS internship coordinator. Over a six-month period, students are required to complete 264 internship hours in their chosen career pathway.

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