BTC Facts
Credit/Debt
Funding College
Washington State
Famous Animals
100
The official address of BTC
3028 Lindbergh Ave, Bellingham WA
100
The most important factor in calculating a credit score
Payment History
100
A program that provides short-term funding and support for displaced or vulnerable workers
Worker Retraining
100
The capital city of Washington
Olympia
100
A dwarf feline known to expressed a negative mood
Grumpy Cat
200
Name of largest open source NW event at BTC
LinuxFest
200
Number of years for credit card debts to be removed from your credit report
7 years
200
The number of days it takes for your student loans to default
270 days
200
This state fruit of Washington grows on trees and people normally pick them in the fall
Apples
200
The Japanese Akita dog that waited 9 years for his owner after he passed away.
What is Hachikō?
300
Number of acres of BTC campus
32 acres
300
Collection agencies can’t use abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices when they collect debt due to this act
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
300
Two types of petitions that revises a student’s financial situation
-Special circumstance
-Cost of attendance adjustment
300
The first convenience store located in Seattle without cash registers or self-checkout stations
Amazon Go
300
A western lowland gorilla known for learning modified American Sign Language
Koko
400
Average age of BTC students
31 years old
400
A type of high interest rate that applies when you are late on your payment
Penalty APR
400
The cheapest type of repayment plan for student loan yet it has the highest monthly payment
Standard repayment plan
400
This famous martial artist and actor studied at UW and was buried in Seattle in 1973
Bruce Lee
400
The first successful mammal that was cloned from the cell of another adult animal
Dolly the Sheep
(Dolly and her surrogate mother) (Dolly and her first lamb, Bonnie)
500
The former name of Bellingham Technical College
(hint: BVTI)
Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute
500
Names of 3 major credit reporting agencies
Equifax, Experian, TransUnion
500
Name 4 types of financial aid for students
Grants, scholarships, work study, loans
500
This Washington’s state fossil was featured in a popular animated comedy movie
(Columbian) Mammoth
(in the Ice Age movie)
500
The last male Pinta Island tortoise that lived to the age of 102 in the Galápagos
Lonesome George
