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Highline College Teaching Programs

Highline College is a public institution located in Des Moines, WA. The Suburbs Of A Large City provides an ideal setting with access to urban amenities.

Where Is Highline College?

Contact details for Highline can be found below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2400 S 240th St, Des Moines, WA 98198-9800
Phone:	2068783710
Website:	www.highline.edu/
Admissions:	admissions.highline.edu/
Financial Aid:	financialaid.highline.edu/

How Do I Get Into Highline?

You can apply to Highline online at: https://apply.ctc.edu/user

How Hard Is It To Get Into Highline?

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Can I Afford Highline College?

The average net price after aid at Highline is $10,878. Your actual cost will depend on your family’s circumstances since net price varies by income group.

Tuition & Fees

Category	Cost
In-State Tuition	$3,742
In-State Fees	$1,030
Out-of-State Tuition	$3,742
Out-of-State Fees	$1,590
Total In-State Tuition & Fees	$4,772
Total Out-of-State Tuition & Fees	$5,332

Financial Aid

Counting all forms of financial assistance, 8% of students at Highline receive some form of financial aid (411 students).

Approximately 36% of students at Highline receive grant or scholarship aid, averaging $6,234 per student.

19% of students receive federal Pell Grants, averaging $4,615.

Student Loan Debt

2% of Highline undergraduates take out federal student loans, averaging $6,818 per year.

Highline College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Its Carnegie Classification is Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges: Associate’s Dominant.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,487 undergraduate students at Highline, approximately 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	585
Black or African American	491
Hispanic	711
White	526
American Indian/Alaska Native	10
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	31
Two or More Races	261
Non-Resident	174

Geographic Diversity

The top 5 home states of first-time undergraduate students at Highline are shown below.

State	First-Time UG Students
Washington	774
Oregon	7
California	2
Arizona	1
Georgia	1

Additionally, approximately 5.0% of undergraduate students are non-resident from outside the United States.

Online Learning at Highline College

Highline delivers distance learning options for students who need flexibility.

1,915 undergraduate students at Highline took at least one online class — of those, 2,081 took all of their classes online.

Distance education is available at the undergraduate level.

Teaching Programs at Highline College

These teaching programs are offered at Highline, showing degrees awarded by level in the most recent reporting year.

Program	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctorate	Total
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	19	—	—	164
Teaching Assistants/Aides	—	—	—	3

Academic Programs at Highline College

Highline offers 17 distinct academic programs.

The highest level of award offered is Bachelor’s degree.

Institutional Profile

Highline has an open admission policy: Yes. Credit transfer:

• AP credits: Yes
• Dual enrollment credits: Yes
• Life experience credits: Implied no

References

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)

More about our data sources and methodologies.