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Highline College is a public institution located in Des Moines, Washington. Des Moines is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

249 Undergraduate Degrees

Where Is Highline College?

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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

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. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Highline College?

1% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

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.

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Gender Diversity

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

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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 Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s TOTAL
Medical/Clinical Assistant 43 31 28 0 102
Registered Nursing 0 71 0 0 71
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 0 15 0 17 32
Medical Reception/Receptionist 0 0 27 0 27
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 0 12 0 0 12
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 0 4 0 0 4
Home Health Aide/Home Attendant 0 1 0 0 1
Polysomnography 0 0 0 0 0
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 0 0 0 0 0
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 0 0 0 0 0
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician 0 0 0 0 0
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 43 134 55 17 249

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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