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Fact Sheet: About Us |
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Highline Community College is
nationally and internationally recognized as a premier
community college, a reputation earned through the
development of an institutional culture that values
innovation, globalization of curriculum, and community
participation. Highline is one of 34 community and technical
colleges in the state of Washington.
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Fact Sheet:
Location |
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Highline’s main campus is located on an
80-acre wooded site in the Pacific Northwest, 20 minutes
south of downtown Seattle. Perched on a hill in Des Moines,
Washington, the main campus overlooks beautiful Puget Sound
and the Olympic Mountains. Classes are also provided at a
campus in Federal Way, the Marine Science and Technology
Center at Redondo Beach, and additional service-area
locations such as Burien and White Center.
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Fact
Sheet: History |
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Highline Community College was founded
in 1961 as the first community college in King County. It
serves approximately 16,900 students and has in excess of
350,000 alumni. The current campus was built in 1964 with
additional buildings added in following years to meet
student and technology needs.
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Fact Sheet:
Governance |
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Highline is led by Dr. Jack Bermingham,
president, and is governed by a five-member Board of
Trustees: Dr. Elizabeth E. Chen, Dr. Edward Davila, Mike
Regeimbal, Dan Altmayer, and Barbara Reid. Faculty
members are actively involved in campus governance.
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Fact Sheet:
Degrees
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Highline offers associate degrees that
provide preparation for transfer to four-year colleges or
universities along with Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
degrees and/or certificates in approximately 40
professional-technical education programs, designed to help
students succeed in today’s marketplace. Highline also
offers pre-college, basic education, short-term training
programs and continuing education.
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Fact Sheet:
Mission
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We deliver innovative education and
training opportunities to foster your personal and
professional success in our multicultural world and global
economy. We help you build a better future.
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Fact Sheet:
Serving Our
Community |
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Of the total student population, 92
percent of Highline’s students come from King County and 6
percent from Pierce and other counties.
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Fact Sheet:
Student
Profile Academic Year 2007–08 |
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Fact Sheet:
Student Profile:
Numbers
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Total
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credit and noncredit
61% female, 39% male
16,926 |
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Credit
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61% of all students
median age 24
10,308 |
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International
Students |
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Total number of students: 536 |
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Running Start
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Total number of students: 1097 |
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Puget Sound
Early College |
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Total number of students: 78 |
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Student Profile:
Ethnicity
Self-reported (credit and noncredit)
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39% |
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White |
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18% |
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Asian |
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15% |
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Hispanic |
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13% |
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African American |
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13% |
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Other/Foreign National/Multi-racial |
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1% |
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Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
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1% |
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Native American or Alaskan Islander |
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Fact Sheet:
Student Profile:
Why students enroll at Highline
(Student purpose for
enrollment)
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28% |
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for basic skills programs |
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23% |
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to transfer to 4-year college or university |
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22% |
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for undeclared or other educational objectives |
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19% |
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for work-related courses (current or future) |
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4% |
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for high school completion programs |
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3% |
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Fact Sheet:
Student
Profile:
Course Type
Students attending
courses at Highline took the following types of courses,
represented as a percentage of students enrolled. A
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33% |
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transfer courses |
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22% |
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professional-technical (occupational) courses |
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26% |
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basic skills, high school completion or pre-college level
courses |
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13% |
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pre-college level
courses |
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6% |
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personal enrichment courses |
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Fact Sheet:
Student
Profile:
Transfer Rates
Students transferring
public four-year schools from Highline in 06–07 went to the
following:
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40% |
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University of Washington |
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33% |
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Central Washington University |
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12% |
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Washington State University |
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9% |
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Eastern Washington University or The Evergreen State College |
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6% |
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Western Washington University |
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Fact Sheet:
Student
Profile:
Students by city
Self-reported city of
residence, as a percentage of student body and by number of
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22.6% |
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Federal Way: 3,804 |
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9.8% |
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Des Moines: 1,643 |
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8.1% |
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Tukwila: 1,365 |
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7.5% |
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Auburn: 1,267 |
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7.4% |
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Sea Tac: 1,246 |
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6.7% |
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Burien: 1,126 |
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6.0% |
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Kent: 2,692 |
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4.7% |
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Renton: 789 |
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4.6% |
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Seattle: 775 |
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3.1% |
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Tacoma: 520 |
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Fact
Sheet:
Economic
Development |
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Highline
contributes to the economic development of Southwest King
County by increasing individuals’ lifetime earning capacity
through associate degree education and training; increasing
employee job skills through education and training; raising
basic skills through adult basic education; aiding the
transition from welfare to work; and providing resources for
dislocated workers and the under- and unemployed.
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The college recruits international
students who bring approximately $7.2 million to the local
economy.
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As a major employer in Des Moines,
Highline employs 1,170 people who serve students at multiple
locations the county. Nearly 63 percent, or 655, of these
dedicated professionals, live and pay taxes in South King
County.
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Fact Sheet:
Extended
Learning |
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Highline, through the Center for
Extended Learning, provides training for professional
advancement, technology, entrepreneurship and other business
skills. Businesses also use Highline’s excellent customized
training to increase employee workplace skills and knowledge
for application in today’s competitive business environment.
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Fact
Sheet:
Recent Notable Achievements |
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Nursing student Steve Simpkinswas
already a Coca-Cola National Scholar, Highline Academic
Achievement Scholar and Foundation Academic Merit Scholar
when he won one of the state’s most prestigious awards for
college students. Simpkins was named a member of the 2008
All-Washington Academic Team for academic achievement and
community service. The Des Moines resident was also
Highline’s student body president and earned a 3.99 GPA. The
honor came with a $250 scholarship from KeyBank, a $500
scholarship from the Northwest Education Loan Association
and a $250 scholarship from the Highline Community College
Foundation.
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The Washington Award for Vocational
Excellence (WAVE) scholarship, an award that pays for two
years of undergraduate education expenses, went to two
Highline students who excelled in professional-technical
education. Paralegal student Rise Glazë, of Federal Way,
earned a 3.8 GPA. She plans on studying criminal justice at
Central Washington University’s Des Moines campus.
Respiratory Care student Katie Hutchison, of Kent, earned a
3.5 GPA and is continuing her studies at City University of
Seattle. “Highline has helped me in more ways than I can
imagine. It was an absolute honor to receive the award,”
Hutchison said.
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Highline students took home two awards
this year at the Intercollegiate Human Powered Paper Vehicle
Engineering Competition, hosted by Eastern Washington
University. The Gears of War team won best presentation and
most innovative design for their elliptical walker design.
The Gears of War team includes engineering students Kien Kha,
Boreth Long, Temitope Akinfolarinand Glenda Kunkle.
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Vice President of Student ServicesToni
Castro, while dean of students at Highline, received the
2007 Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Service as a Dean
from the National Association of Student Personnel
Administrators. The award recognizes individuals who show a
personal commitment to student affairs administration and
leadership in the community and college affairs. Castro was
the second recipient from a community college to win in the
award’s 12-year history.
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The Washington Community and Technical
College Humanities Association honored writing professor
Sharon Hashimotowith an Exemplary Status award for her work
as an author, teacher and adviser to Highline’s
award-winning literary magazine, Arcturus.
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Dr. T.M. Sellwas a finalist for
Washington state’s Civic Educator of the Year, honoring his
work teaching American, state and local government courses.
He also teaches journalism courses and is the adviser of
Highline’s award-winning student newspaper, The Thunderword.
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Employee of the Year Patricia Overman,
of Des Moines, works as an application developer and
administrative assistant for the dean of Instructional
Resources. She began as a full-time employee in 1997.
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Darryl Brice, a sociology professor and
Faculty Member of the Year winner, has been teaching at
Highline for five years. “It was an honor to be selected by
my peers,” said Brice, a Kent resident.
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Student Employee of the Year Shawn
Bergsma-Stoll was able to balance her school work in the
Visual Communications program and her job in the print
department as a lab worker. The Tacoma resident earned a
3.58 GPA.
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Former Highline coach Joe Callero led
the men’s basketball team to back-to-back championships in
1997 and 1998 and coached future professional basketball
player Brian Scalabrine. In 2007, the Northwest Athletic
Association of Community Colleges inducted Callero and his
team into the Hall of Fame. “The Hall of Fame honor is a
direct reflection of the quality student athletes we coached
at Highline. [Former] Athletic Director
Fred Harrison and all the assistant coaches contributed
to back-to-back championships,” said Callero, who now
coaches at Seattle University.
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The Graphics Production program had
another award-winning year in 2007. The program took
home 14 awards — four gold, four silver and four bronze
medals and two honorable mentions — at the state and
international level. The program has won more than 50 awards
in the last four years. Students in the program spend an
average 12 hours a week on production tasks and the program
produces more than 90 jobs a month.
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The Highline Table Tennis Club went
undefeated in the National Collegiate Table Tennis
Association’s regional tournament at Portland State
University in February. Highline students competed against
teams from four-year colleges throughout Washington state
and Oregon. Club members Alex Lopez, Barry Hansen, David
Hsu, Ji Woong (John) Park, Ngoc (Katie) Doan and Olajide
(JD) Osadare participated in the event.
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In March 2007, Highline was named the
Center of Excellence for International Trade, Transportation
& Logistics by the Washington State Board for Community &
Technical Colleges.
It is one of 12 centers around the state focused on
different industry sectors that drive the state’s economy.
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Fact Sheet
Foundation |
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Established in 1972, the Highline
Community College Foundation is a nonprofit corporation,
governed by a volunteer board of directors. As of December
31, 2007, the Foundation’s assets were $2.2 million. The
Foundation supports scholarships, emergency assistance to
students, faculty professional development, and technology.
Under the leadership of the Foundation’s president, Lori
DeVore, and board of directors, it is actively expanding its
capacity to raise external funds. For the year ending
December 2007, it had received a total of $1.1 million in
contributions and awarded $79,800 in scholarships.
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