Bellevue University believes that everyone, regardless of their status or circumstance, should have the opportunity to earn a quality college degree with the skills and engagement needed to open the door to a promising career and a high quality of life.
To address the challenge and ensure all students have a chance at the American Dream, we set an ambitious vision of becoming "A Premier Open Access University in the United States." Our commitment to this vision signals our intent to build an accessible, yet high performing university, which transforms our students into some of the most diverse, skilled, and engaged workers possible.
Unlike many universities that define success in terms of admissions exclusivity and selectivity, we choose to define our success as providing access with performance to many, regardless of their chosen path in life. From our first day of operation in 1966, we were designed to ensure all students had an accessible path to a quality degree. As the University turns fifty and sets the stage for the next fifty years, we aspire to be one of the best (premier) in the higher education access mission—delivering an accessible degree with the skills needed for success—our students need it more than ever.