Online Learning at Bellevue University: Built to Help Students Achieve Their Goals
Bellevue University has been a national leader in online learning for more than 25 years, designing flexible, high-quality programs for working adults, military-connected learners, and career-focused students. Long before online education became mainstream, Bellevue built an instructional model rooted in academic rigor, faculty engagement, and student support—an approach that continues to evolve with technology and workforce needs.
Key Facts
• Bellevue University has offered online degree programs for more than 30 years, making online learning a core part of its academic model, not a temporary extension.
• 95% of Bellevue University students learn fully online.
• The University delivers more than 80 fully online associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs across career relevant fields, as well as short-course certificates.
• Bellevue University offered its first online course in 1995 and the nation’s first online MBA program in 1996.
• Courses are taught by faculty who are both subject matter experts and experienced online instructors.
• Bellevue University designs and develops all of its own online courses, instead of outsourcing them to an outside company.
• Online students receive comprehensive support, including advising, tutoring, test and writing center services, library access, technology assistance and more.
• Bellevue University is a private, nonprofit institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Online, Applied Learning That Offers Flexibility for Learners
Online learning at Bellevue University was never built as a shortcut or a scaled‑down version of the classroom experience. From its earliest online programs, the University applied a high-quality applied learning teaching model within a digital environment. National media have noted that Bellevue’s approach mirrors the engagement and expectations of traditional classrooms while offering greater flexibility for adult learners. In fact, Bellevue University has been recognized by Newsweek multiple times as one of the country’s top online colleges.
Whenever I’m done with training, I have an hour or two before I go and pick up my son from school. I’ll head into a local coffee shop, open my computer and Bellevue University coursework, and I’ll get a bunch of work done toward my bachelors’ Degree in Sport Management.
I like the flexibility Bellevue University allows me to just go online and take care of my work or do assignments. That part has been great, because when the kids get home, there’s no more free time. The afternoons and evenings, it’s all about them.
Top Benefits of Online Learning
Students appreciate the flexibility of online learning, especially:
• No set class times, which means students can set their own schedule.
• Ability to work at their own pace, as long as they meet class and course deadlines.
• Ease of connecting with other students, faculty and staff.
Online learning makes it possible for learners from all over the country and the world to participate in a course. This enhances the diversity of perspectives that Bellevue University learners are exposed to.
Bellevue University also offers a hybrid classroom option called Connected CampusTM.
Faculty With Deep Experience Teaching Online
Rather than relying on pre‑packaged courses, Bellevue pairs full-time and adjunct faculty, many of whom have work experience in the areas they teach, with instructional designers to intentionally build each online class. The University’s applied learning approach emphasizes interaction, timely feedback, and real‑world application, ensuring students are not learning in isolation. The result is an online experience designed to support persistence, outcomes, and career relevance, whether students are balancing full‑time work, military service, or family responsibilities.
The University offers dozens of degree programs that are 100% online and has a long history of pioneering various online degree programs. For example, Bellevue launched the nation’s first online MBA program in 1996 and also launched an online applied Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) program in 2019.
At Bellevue University, we have been driving online education into the future for some time, have learned much along the way, and are increasingly advancing education as a result. An excellent example are degrees offered fully online, hybrid, or as combination mixing online and face-to-face interaction.
Founded in 1966, Bellevue University is a non-profit university with more than 70,000 graduates worldwide. The University is a recognized national leader in preparing students for lifelong success with career-relevant knowledge and skills, while making college affordable. Routinely ranked among the nation’s top military and accessible institutions, the University serves residential students at its main campus in Bellevue, Nebraska, and everywhere online with more than 85 degree programs uniquely designed for working adults. The University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org.).