Getting Started

  If you aren't sure what you want to study, get help choosing your career path.

1. Apply online   ~   Request information

2. Find your area of interest below & follow the link

• High School Programs
  
• International Student Programs
  
• Distance (online) Learning
  
• Weekend College
  
  

3. Look at ways to pay for college

• Paying4College
• Financial Aid / Scholarships
• Tuition & Fees

4. Find college services you need

• Access (Disability) Services
• Admissions/Entry Services
• Bookstore
• Cashiering
• COMPASS placement test
• Educational Planning & Advising
• Financial Aid ~ Apply ~ Deadlines
• myHCC ~ Activate / FAQs
• New Student Orientation - C.O.R.E.
• Parking Permits/Bus Info
• Registration Dates & Deadlines
• Steps to Register
• Transcript evaluations
• Tuition & Fees

• First time college student
• Returning Highline student
• Student transfering from another college
• ABE/GED/ESL
• Veterans Services
• Senior Citizen options:
  Non-credit Continuing Education
  Credit class space available waivers
• Welcome Back Center
  (Healthcare professionals)
• WorkFirst
  (DSHS referrals)
• Workforce Education
  (Worker Retraining, Opportunity Grant, BFET)

5. Investigate curriculum

• Class schedule
• College catalog
• Programs & Courses