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Highline Fact Sheets

Information contained on these pages reflects the work of Highline's institutional researcher and provides our community members with basic statistical and historical facts about the college. Click for Word document.

 

Fact Sheet 2007 (2006-2007 Information)

updated 10/30/2007

Fact Sheet: About Us  

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.                    [top]

Fact Sheet: Location  

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.                                                               [top]

Fact Sheet: History  

Highline Community College was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County. With approximately 16,000 students and 350,000 alumni, it is one of the state’s largest institutions of higher education. The current campus was built in 1964 with additional buildings added in following years to meet student and technology needs.                                  [top]

Fact Sheet: Governance  

Highline is led by Dr. Jack Bermingham, interim president, and is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees: Dr. Elizabeth E. Chen, Rita Creighton, Dr. Edward Davila,  Mike Regeimbal, and Karen Vander Ark. Faculty members are actively involved in campus governance.                                                        [top]

Fact Sheet: Degrees
and Programs
 

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, and short-term training programs.                     [top]

Fact Sheet: Mission Statement  

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.                                                                      [top]

Fact Sheet: Serving Our Community  

Of the total student population, 92 percent of Highline’s students come from King County and 7 percent from Pierce and other counties.                                                             [top]

Fact Sheet: Student Profile Academic Year 2006–07 

Ethnicity

Numbers

Why Highline

Course Type

Transfer Rates/Schools

Fact Sheet: Student Profile:
Numbers                                                                                                  [to profile]

Total  students:

 

credit and noncredit
61% female, 39% male
15,976

Credit students:

 

62% of all students
median age 23
9,907

International Students

 

Total number of students: 402

Running Start

 

Total number of students: 991

Puget Sound Early College

 

Total number of  students: 85

Fact Sheet: Student Profile:
Ethnicity
Self-reported (credit and noncredit)
                                               [to profile]

Hispanic

 

14%

   

Non-Hispanic

 

 

   
    48%  

White

    21%  

Asian

    1%  

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

    16%  

African American

    1%  

Native American or Alaskan Islander

    3%  

Multiracial

    9%  

Other

Fact Sheet: Student Profile:
Why students enroll at Highline* (Student enrollment intent at time of admission as percentage of students)                                                                                [to profile]

    39%  

transfer program

    29%  

basic skills programs

    20%  

professional-technical programs

    7%  

personal enrichment

    4%  

high school completion programs

    1%  

undeclared or other educational objectives

Fact Sheet: Student Profile:
Course Type Students attending courses at Highline took the following types of coures, represented as a percentage of  students enrolled:                                              [to profile]

    55%  

transfer courses

    26%  

professional-technical (occupational) courses

    15%  

basic skills, high school completion or pre-college level courses

    4%  

personal enrichment courses

Fact Sheet: Student Profile:
Transfer Rates Students transferring public four-year schools from Highline in 06–07 went to the following:                                                                                            [to profile]

    36%  

University of Washington

    35%  

Central Washington University

    12%  

Washington State University

    11%  

Eastern Washington University or The Evergreen State College

    6%  

Western Washington University

Fact Sheet: Economic Development  

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.                                                                       [top]

   

The college recruits international students who bring approximately $5.4 million to the local economy.                [top]

   

As a major employer in Des Moines, Highline employs 1,170 people who serve students at multiple locations the county. Nearly 87 percent, or 1,020 of these dedicated professionals, live and pay taxes in South King County.                             [top]

Fact Sheet: Extended Learning  

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.                                    [top]

Fact Sheet:
Recent Notable Achievements

 

 

Highline was a finalist for the 2006 MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Award, recognizing the college’s institution-wide commitment to successfully serving low-income students, first-generation college-goers, and working adults. Highline’s application was selected from a group of 54 representing 24 states. Highline was the first finalist from the state of Washington since the award was created in 2002.                                                                   [top]

 

 

Highline was recognized as one of Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine’s “2005 Publisher’s Picks.” The magazine annually lists the colleges and universities in the 50 states and Puerto Rico that do a “commendable job of recruiting, retaining, educating, and graduating Hispanics.” Highline was one of only five two-year colleges in Washington to make the list.                                                                                       [top]

 

 

Highline is one of six Washington community colleges selected for the Achieving the Dream Initiative. It’s a national initiative to increase the success of students traditionally underserved in higher education, such as low-income, minority, and first-generation college students. The five-year grant is worth up to $450,000.                                             [top]

 

 

Highline is one of 10 Washington two-year colleges participating in the Opportunity Grant Pilot Program. The program will help low-income adults by paying for college-related expenses that may not be covered by traditional aid. Highline will receive a grant of up to $432,000 to serve 45 students in high-demand training programs in business, education, and health care that will lead to living-wage jobs in South King County.                                                              [top]

 

 

Highline’s alliances with other colleges around the world encourage international students to attend Highline for their education and give Highline students the opportunity to study abroad. Faculty exchanges are also in place, with Highline recruiting faculty members from Asia, Africa, and Europe to teach.                                                                                  [top]

 

 

Other current international projects include USAID higher education partnership grants to provide entrepreneurship training for small businesses in South Africa and Namibia.  [top]

 

 

The college takes great pride in its supported employment and other programs contracted with King County and serves approximately 560 adults with disabilities per quarter.       [top]

Fact Sheet Foundation

 

Established in 1972, the Highline Community College Foundation is a nonprofit corporation, governed by a volunteer board of directors. As of December 31, 2006, the Foundation’s assets were $2 million. The Foundation supports scholarships, emergency assistance to students, faculty professional development, and technology. Under the leadership of the Foundation’s president, Jacki Lorenz, and board of directors, it is actively expanding its capacity to raise external funds. For the year ending December 2006, it had received a total of $753,000 in contributions and awarded $678,000 in scholarships.                                                      [top]

Fact Sheet: More Info

 

Jason Prenovost, Director of  Marketing jprenovo@highline.edu; (206) 878-3710, ext. 3146               [top]

 

Fact Sheets: Archived Fact Sheets

The files below are preserved in Word and/or Acrobat formats. If you need a different format, please contact Jason Prenovost

2006-2007 Fact Sheet (contains 2005-2006 information)        PDF     DOC

2005-2006 Fact Sheet (contains 2004-2005 information)        PDF     DOC

2004-2005 Fact Sheet (contains 2003-2004 information)        PDF     RTF

2003-2004 Fact Sheet (contains 2002-2003 information)        PDF     RTF

 

Last updated: February 29, 2008


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