Heidi Ypma, Vice President of Instruction

Bellingham Technical College’s mission is to provide student-centered, high-quality professional technical education for today’s needs and tomorrow’s opportunities.  BTC is the only technical college in northwest Washington, and we pride ourselves in being a supportive, student-first environment that has been providing skills-focused education to thousands of local and regional students since 1957.

Heidi has been a member of the administrative team since 2018 and enjoys supporting faculty in providing students the education and training needed to join the workforce in our community.  Prior to joining the BTC team, she taught mathematics at the high school, community college, and university levels.  Heidi completed her doctorate in Higher Education Administration through Northeastern University.  Her dissertation examined gender inequity in computer science.