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Highline College Overview

Located in Des Moines, Washington, Highline College is a public institution. Highline is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Highline College Known For?

1,106 Undergraduate Awards

The highest award offered at Highline is the bachelor's degree.
During a recent academic cycle, 96% of the faculty were full-time.
After graduation, Highline bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $47,869 a year. That's about 17% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Highline College?

Contact details for Highline are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2400 S 240Th St, Des Moines, WA 98198-9800
Phone:	206-878-3710
Website:	www.highline.edu

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How Do I Get Into Highline?

You can apply to Highline online at: https://www.public.ctc.edu/ApplicantWebClient/Applicant/ApplWelcome.aspx

Highline College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Highline College?

1% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Highline, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $3,599 a year. That adds up to $14,396 over four years for those students.

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Highline College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,140 Full-Time Undergraduates

60% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 5,829 undergraduate students at Highline, with 3,140 being full-time and 2,689 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,140 full-time undergraduates at Highline, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Highline College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	586
Black or African American	425
Hispanic or Latino	493
White	747
International Students	202
Other Races/Ethnicities	687

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Highline College. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 49 countries are represented at Highline. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and Vietnam.

Highline College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	409	0	0	409
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	43	46	28	17	134
Teacher Education Grade Specific	80	22	5	8	115
Nursing	0	71	0	0	71
General Business/Commerce	0	46	0	0	46
Hospitality Management	15	24	5	0	44
Information Technology	2	5	0	29	36
General Physical Sciences	0	33	0	0	33
Accounting	4	18	6	0	28
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	27	0	27
Design & Applied Arts	0	15	1	8	24
General Biology	0	18	0	0	18
Business Administration & Management	7	9	0	0	16
International Business	0	5	0	11	16
Mental & Social Health Services	0	16	0	0	16
Legal Support Services	0	8	5	0	13
Social Work	0	0	0	11	11
Computer Systems Networking	0	8	0	0	8
Air Transportation	6	0	0	0	6
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	4	1	0	5
Graphic Communications	0	5	0	0	5
Business Support & Assistant Services	0	3	1	0	4
Teaching Assistants	0	4	0	0	4
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	3	1	0	4
Computer Programming	0	3	0	0	3
Mechanical Engineering	0	2	0	0	2
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	2	0	0	2
Human Resource Management	0	0	1	0	1
Public Relations & Advertising	1	0	0	0	1
Electrical Engineering	0	1	0	0	1
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies	0	1	0	0	1
Culinary Arts	1	0	0	0	1
Homeland Security	0	1	0	0	1
Horticulture	0	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0	0
General Sales & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0	0
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	0	0	0	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	159	782	81	84	1,106

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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