Programs A-Z

Do you want to become an accountant, a computer programmer or a nurse? Below you’ll find a listing of more than 100 degrees and certificates within our Degree Pathways.

Professional-Technical options:

BAS (Bachelor of Applied Science degree)
AAS (Associate of Applied Science degree)
Certificate of Completion
Certificate of Achievement
Short Certificate

Transfer options:

AA (Associate of Arts degree)
AS (Associate of Science degree)
AAS-T (Associate of Applied Science-Transfer degree)

Learn more about the designations in the Get a Degree or Certificate section. You can also find similar areas of study grouped together by pathways on our Degree Pathways website.

A B C D E F G H I J-K-L M N-O P-Q R S T-U-V W-X-Y-Z

	Program Name	Program Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisors
A	Accounting (Accounting / Accountancy / CPA)	Transfer option: Associate in Business (DTA/MRP) AAS option: Accounting AAS Certificate options: Accounting Assistant I Short Certificate Accounting Assistant II Short Certificate Bookkeeping Certificate	ACCTG ACCT& BSTEC BUSN	Accounting Department Website	A. Campbell S. Page A. Newton
A	ACHIEVE	Certificate options: ACHIEVE Comprehensive Transition Certificate ACHIEVE Fast-Track to Employment Certificate	—	ACHIEVE Website	Contact
A	Administrative	See program listing for Business Technology	—	—	—
A	Adult Basic Education (Pre-College Studies)	—	ABE	Pre-College Website	Contact
A	American Sign Language	See Degree Distribution Areas	ASL ASL&	—	Contact World Languages Department
A	Animation	Certificate option: Animation Short Certificate	CIS VICOM	Computer Information Systems Website Visual Communications Website	Z. Gawronski
A	Anthropology	See Degree Distribution Areas	ANTH& ANTHR	—	L. Somer
A	Arabic	See Degree Distribution Areas	ARAB	—	Contact World Languages Department
A	Architecture	—	—	—	Z. Gawronski
A	Art & Design	See Degree Distribution Areas	ART ART&	Art and Design Department Website	T Hilton
A	Associate of Arts (AA)	Transfer options: Associate in Arts (AA-DTA) - Option A Associate in Arts, Option B	—	—	—
A	Astronomy	Transfer option: Associate in Science (AS-T Track II), Physics - Astronomy Requirements	ASTR&	Physics/Astronomy Department Website	I. Glozman
B	Behavioral Science	See program listing for Psychology	—	—	—
B	Biology (including pre-med, pre-dental)	Transfer options: Associate in Biology (DTA/MRP) Associate in Science (AS-T Track I), Biology	BIOL BIOL&	—	C. Gan W. Moses S. Shabb C. Sheridan L. Garas
B	Business / Business Administration	BAS option: Applied Management BAS Transfer option: Associate of Business Requirements AAS options: Business AAS International Business and Trade AAS Small Business / Entrepreneurship AAS Certificate options: Human Resources Certificate International Business and Trade Certificate Nonprofit Management Short Certificate Retail Management Certificate Small Business / Entrepreneurship Short Certificate	BUSN BUS&	Business Department Website	M. Cicero S. Chakour M. Girvin
B	Business Technology	AAS options: Administrative Management AAS Business Technology Management AAS Certificate options: Administrative Assistant Certificate Social Media Specialist Certificate Introduction to Business Technology Short Certificate Introduction to Office Assistant Short Certificate	BSTEC	Business Technology Department Website	S. Alkhalili S. Chun M. Welch
C	CAD Technology	See program listing for Interior Design	—	—	—
C	Career Start	—	—	Learn about Career Start	T. Hilton
C	Career Studies	—	CARER	—	—
C	Cargo Transportation	See program listing for Business	—	—	—
C	Catering & Event Planning	See program listing for Hospitality and Tourism Management	—	—	—
C	Center of Excellence	—	—	Center of Excellence Website	Contact
C	Central Washington University (CWU) at Highline	See Central Washington University (CWU) options	—	CWU-Des Moines Website	Contact
C	Certificate of Arts and Sciences (CAS)	Certificate of Arts and Sciences (CAS)	—	—	—
C	Chemical Dependency	See program listing for Human Services	—	—	—
C	Chemistry	Transfer option: Associate in Science (AS-T Track I), Chemistry	CHEM CHEM&	—	N. Bjorge A. Moehlig M. Moehlig
C	Chinese	See Degree Distribution Areas	CHIN&	—	Contact World Languages Department
C	College Studies	See Degree Distribution Areas	COL	—	—
C	Communication Studies / Speech	—	CMST CMST&	Communication Studies Department Website	E. Bremen L. Manning E. Word L. Voso R. Stuart
C	Community Health & Wellness	AAS option: Community Health & Wellness	HEAL H SER	Healthcare Professions Department Website	J. Johnston
C	Computer Information Systems	See program listing for Information Systems	—	—	—
C	Computer Science	BAS option: Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics BAS Transfer option: Associate of Science in Computer Science Requirements AAS options: Information Systems Project Coordinator, Computer Forensics Specialization, AAS Information Systems Project Coordinator, Database Design / Development Specialization, AAS Information Systems Project Coordinator, E-Commerce Specialization, AAS Information Systems Project Coordinator, Networking Specialization, AAS Information Systems Project Coordinator, Software Development Specialization, AAS Information Systems Project Coordinator, Web Development Specialization, AAS Mobile Technology Expert AAS Network Security Engineer AAS Technical Communication AAS Certificate options: Digital Forensics and Investigations Certificate Digital Forensics and Protection Certificate Front End Website Development Short Certificate Microsoft Network and Cisco CCNA Mobile Development Short Certificate PC Hardware/Software & Networking Windows / Unix / Linux and Network Virtualization Short Certificate	C SCI	Computer Information Systems Department Website	R. Kang S. Nizami C. Yu L. Muigua S. Jarzabek
C	Continuing Education	—	—	Continuing Education Website	Contact
C	Cooperative Education	—	—	Cooperative Education Website	—
C	Criminal Justice	AAS options: Criminal Justice AAS Certificate options: Private Security Academy Short Certificate Introduction to Homeland Security Short Certificate Private Security Academy Short Certificate	C J CJ& HSEM	Criminal Justice Website	M. Weir
C	Customer Service	Certificate option: Customer Service Certificate in Hospitality Short Certificate	BSTEC BUSN	Business Technology Department Website	S. Alkhalili S. Chun M. Welch
C	Cybersecurity and Forensics	See program listing for Computer Science	—	—	S. Jarzabek
D	Data Recovery / Forensic Specialist	See program listing for Computer Science	—	—	—
D	Dentistry	Transfer option: Associate in Biology (DTA/MRP) - Dentistry	—	—	C. Gan W. Moses
D	Distance Learning	—	—	Distance Learning Website
D	Distribution Areas	Distribution Areas Requirements	—	—	—
D	Diversity & Globalism Studies	See Degree Distribution Areas	DGS	—	DGS Department Directory
D	Drafting Design	Transfer option: Drafting Design AAS-T AAS option: Drafting Design AAS Certificate option: Drafting Design Certificate	DRAFT	Drafting Design Website	T. Hilton
E	E-Commerce	Transfer option: Associate of Business Requirements Information Systems Project Coordinator, E-Commerce Specialization, AAS	BUSN CIS C SCI	Business Department Website	R. Kang
E	Early Childhood Education	See program listing for Education: Early Childhood	—	—	—
E	Economics	See Degree Distribution Areas	ECON ECON&	—	J. Peyton K. Stanley
E	Education: Early Childhood	BAS options: Teaching and Early Learning (Early Childhood Education) BAS AAS option: Early Childhood Education AAS Certificate options: Short State Certificate of Specialization-Administration Short State Certificate of Specialization-Family Childcare Short State Certificate of Specialization General Short State Certificate of Specialization-Infant and Toddler Professional Short State Certificate of Specialization-School-Age Care State Early Childhood Education Certificate State Early Childhood Education Initial Short Certificate (Note: several certificates are also offered in I-BEST format)	EDUC EDUC& ECED&	Education Department Website	Ikran Ismail Daad
E	Education: Elementary	—	EDUC EDUC& ECED&	Education Department Website	Ikran Ismail Daad C. Knighton
E	Education: Paraeducator	AAS option: Educational Paraeducator AAS	EDUC EDUC&	Education Department Website	Ikran Ismail Daad C. Knighton
E	Education: Secondary	—	EDUC EDUC&	Education Department Website	Ikran Ismail Daad C. Knighton
E	Education: Special Ed	—	EDUC EDUC& ECED&	Education Department Website	Ikran Ismail Daad C. Knighton
E	Employment Professional	See program listing for Human Services	—	—	—
E	Engineering	Transfer options: Associate of Science in General Engineering Requirements Associate of Science (AS-T Track II-MRP) Civil and Mechanical Engineering Associate of Science (AS-T Track II-MRP) Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering Associate of Science (AS-T Track II-MRP) Computer and Electrical Engineering	ENGR ENGR&	—	H. Lim D. Wilson M. Moehlig A. Dhanji I. Glozman S. Rogers
E	English	See Degree Distribution Areas	ENGL ENGL&	English Department Website	View English Department advisers
E	English as a Second Language (ESL)	—	ESL	Pre-College Website	Contact ESL Advisers
E	Entrepreneurship	See program listing for Business	—	—	—
E	Environmental Science	—	ENVS&	—	—
E	Ethnic and Gender Studies	See Degree Distribution Areas	AEIS	Ethnic and Gender Studies Website	D. Luna
E	Event / Management / Conference	See program listing for Hospitality and Tourism Management	—	—	—
F	Family Support Specialist	See program listing for Human Services	—	—	—
F	Film Studies	See Degree Distribution Areas	F S	—	T. Kim S. Rich
F	Food and Beverage Management	See program listing for Hospitality and Tourism Management	—	—	C. Herrington
F	Forensics Specialist	See program listing for Computer Science	—	—	S. Jarzabek
F	Foreign Languages	See Degree Distribution Areas	—	—	Contact World Languages Department
F	French	See Degree Distribution Areas	FRCH&	—	Contact World Languages Department
G	Gaming	See program listing for Computer Science	—	—	—
G	G.E.D.	—	—	Pre-College Website	Contact
G	General Science / Environmental Science	See Degree Distribution Areas	GE SC ENVS&	—	M. Nguyen
G	Geography	See Degree Distribution Areas	GEOG	—	J. Jones
G	Geology / Earth Sciences	Transfer options: Associate in Science (AS-T Track I), Geology	GEO	—	E. Baer C. Whittington
G	Global and Public Health	See program listing for Healthcare	—	—	—
H	Healthcare	AAS options: Community Health & Wellness Medical Assistant AAS Certificate options: Caregiving Pathways-Home Care Aide Short Certificate Clinic Service Representative Certificate Healthcare Interpreter Short Certificate Medical Assistant Certificate	HEAL	Healthcare Professions Department Website	J. Johnston D. Cacho L. Lunden
H	High School Programs	—	H S	High School Programs Website	Contact High School Programs
H	History	See Degree Distribution Areas	HIST HIST&	—	T. Balkenende T. McMannon
H	Homeland Security Introduction	See program listing for Criminal Justice	—	—	—
H	Honors	—	HONOR	Honors Program Website	Staff
H	Hospitality and Tourism Management	AAS option: Hospitality and Tourism Management AAS Certificate options: Customer Service Certificate Hospitality and Tourism Specialist Event Planning Operations Certificate Food & Beverage Operations Certificate Hotel & Resort Operations Hospitality & Tourism Management Flight (Airline & Airport), Certificate Nonprofit Management Certificate	HOST	Hospitality and Tourism Management Website	J. Tailon
H	Human Resources	See program listing for Business	—	—	—
H	Human Services	BAS option: Youth Development BAS in Applied Behavioral Science AAS options: Human Services AAS Certificate options: Adult Family Home Certificate Short Certificate Employment Professional Certificate Short Certificate	H SER	Human Services Department Website	T. Pan
H	Humanities	See Degree Distribution Areas	HUM HUM&	—	G. Avantaggio S. Sangha
I	I-BEST	Certificates	—	I-BEST Website	—
I	Information Systems	AAS options: Information Systems Project Coordinator, Computer Forensics Specialization, AAS Information Systems Project Coordinator, Database Design / Development Specialization, AAS Information Systems Project Coordinator, E-Commerce Specialization, AAS Information Systems Project Coordinator, Networking Specialization, AAS Information Systems Project Coordinator, Software Development Specialization, AAS Information Systems Project Coordinator, Web Development Specialization, AAS	CIS C SCI	Computer Information Systems Department Website	R. Kang S. Nizami C. Yu S. Jarzabek
I	Interior Design	Transfer option: Interior Design AAS-T AAS option: Interior Design AAS Certificate options: Residential Interior Design Certificate CAD Technology Short Certificate Drafting Design Certificate	INT D	Interior Design Website	T. Hilton
I	International Business and Trade	BAS options: Applied Management Transfer option: Associate of Business Requirements AAS options: International Business and Trade AAS Certificate options: International Business and Trade Certificate	BUSN	Business Department Website	R. Copeland
I	International Student Programs (ISP)	—	—	International Student Programs Website	Contact ISP
J	Japanese	See Degree Distribution Areas	JAPN JAPN&	—	Contact World Languages Department
J	Journalism / Mass Media	—	JRNL CMST	—	T.M. Sell
L	Law	See Degree Distribution Areas	—	—	C. Dawson B. Lamb
L	Legal Studies	AAS options: Paralegal AAS Certificate option: Paralegal Plus Certificate	LEGAL	Legal Studies Department Website	C. Dawson B. Lamb
L	Life Sciences	See program listings for Biology, General Science, and Oceanography	—	—	—
L	Local Area Network (LAN)	See program listing for Computer Science	—	—	—
L	Library and Information Services	K-12 Endorsement	LIBR	Library and Information Services Website	H. Brook J. Harton
M	Marine Biology	See Degree Distribution Areas	BIOL BIOL&		W. Moses
M	Mathematics	See Degree Distribution Areas	MATH MATH&	Mathematics Department Website	Mathematics Department Advisers (full-time faculty only)
M	Medical Assistant	AAS option: Medical Assistant AAS Certificate option: Medical Assistant Certificate	HEAL	Healthcare Professions Department Website	J. Johnston L. Lunden
M	Medical Insurance	See program listing for Medical Assistant	—	—	—
M	Medicine	Transfer options: Associate in Biology Requirements	—	—	C. Gan W. Moses
M	Mobile App and Game Development	See program listing for Computer Science	—	—	—
M	Multimedia Design	Transfer option: Multimedia Design AAS-T AAS options: Multimedia Design AAS	MMD	—	Tamara Hilton
M	Music	See Degree Distribution Areas	MUSC MUSC&	Music Department Website	B. Thomas C. Orozco
N	Network Administration and Security	See program listing for Computer Science	—	—	—
N	Nonprofit Management	See program listing for Business	—	—	—
N	Nursing	Transfer option: Associate of Pre-Nursing Requirements AAS options: Registered Nursing — LPN to RN AAS Registered Nursing AAS Certificate option: Nursing Assistant Certificate Short Certificate	NUR A NURS	Nursing Program Website AAS Selective Admissions
N	Nutrition	—	NUTR&	—	T. Brigham
0	Oceanography	See Degree Distribution Areas	OCEAN OCEA&	—	Oceanography Department Advisors
O	Office Assistant	See program listing for Business Technology	—	—	—
O	Online / Hybrid Programs	Business certificates (Online courses) Distance Learning Website	—	—	—
O	Operating Systems	See program listing for Computer Science	—	—	—
P	Paraeducator	See program listing for Education: Paraeducator	—	—	—
P	Paralegal	See program listing for Legal Studies	—	—	—
P	Pathway to College	—	—	Pathway to College Website	—
P	Patient Care	See program listing for Healthcare	—	—	—
P	Pharmacy	—	—	—	M. Nguyen
P	Philosophy	See Degree Distribution Areas	PHIL PHIL&	Philosophy Department Website	G. Avantaggio
P	Physical Education	—	P E	—	T. Brigham J. Dunn D. Smith
P	Physical Science	See Degree Distribution Areas	P SCI	—	—
P	Physical Therapy	—	—	—	C. Gan W. Moses
P	Physics	Transfer option: Associate in Science (AS-T Track II), Physics	PHYS	Physics/Astronomy Department Website	I. Glozman
P	Political Science	See Degree Distribution Areas	POL S POLS&	—	T.M. Sell
P	Pre-College Studies	—	ABE ESL	Pre-College Website
P	Pre-Dentistry, Medicine, Pharmacy, Physician	Transfer option: Associate in Science (AS-T Track I), Biology	—	—	C. Gan W. Moses
P	Pre-Nursing	Transfer option: Associate in Pre-Nursing (DTA/MRP) AAS option: Nursing Assistant Certificate	—	—	M. Carpenter
P	Project Administration	See program listing for Business Technology	—	—	—
P	Psychology	See Degree Distribution Areas	PSYCH PSYC&	—	B. Baugher S. Covington Y. Cho S. Frantz R. Frickle
P	Puget Sound Welcome Back Center	—	—	Puget Sound Welcome Back Center Website	Contact
R	Radiologic Technology / Ultrasound Technology	Note: We do not offer this program. You can complete many of the prerequisite courses at Highline then transfer to another community college that offers this training.	—	—	Advising
R	Reading	—	READ	Reading and Academic ESL Website	L. Shen
R	Recreation and Wellness	See program listing for Hospitality and Tourism Management	—	—	—
R	Registered Nursing	See program listing for Nursing	—	—	—
R	Residential Design	See program listing for Interior Design	—	—	—
R	Respiratory Care	BAS options: Respiratory Care BAS (Entry to Profession) Respiratory Care BAS (Degree Advancement) Transfer option: Respiratory Care AAS-T (Pre)	R C	Respiratory Care Department Website	K. Kado A. Korn
R	Retail Management	Certificate option: Retail Management Certificate	BUSN BUS&	Business Department Website
R	Running Start	—	—	Running Start Website	Contact
S	Scripting: Client Side / Server Side	See program listing for Computer Science	—	—	—
S	Small Business / Entrepreneurship	See program listing for Business	—	—	—
S	Software Development	See program listing for Computer Science	—	—	—
S	Social Science	—See Degree Distribution Areas	—	—	R. Frickle J. Jones T. McMannon K. Stanley
S	Sociology / Social Work	See Degree Distribution Areas	SOC	—	D. Brice
S	Spanish	See Degree Distribution Areas	SPAN SPAN&	—	Contact World Languages Department
S	Speech	See program listing for Communication Studies	—	—	—
S	StartZone	—	—	StartZone Website	—
S	Student Services	—	S SER	—	—
T	Tourism	See program listing for Hospitality and Tourism Management	—	—	—
T	Transfer Options	—	—	Transfer Center Website	—
U	Unix / Linux	See program listing for Computer Science	—	—	—
V	Veterinary Medicine	—	—	—	C. Gan W. Moses
V	Visual Communications	Transfer option: Graphic Design AAS-T AAS option: Graphic Design AAS Certificate options: Animation Short Certificate Visual Communications Adobe Suite Short Certificate Visual Communications Certificate	VICOM	Visual Communications Website	D. Boyd
W	Web Database / Development	See program listing for Computer Science	—	—	—
W	Web Design	AAS option: Web Design AAS Certificate option: Web Design, Certificate See program listing for Computer Science	—	—	—
W	Web Developer	AAS option: Web Development & Data Science, AAS Certificate option: Web Developer Certificate See program listing for Computer Science	—	—	—
W	Welcome Back Center	—	—	Puget Sound Welcome Back Center Website	—
W	World Languages	See Degree Distribution Areas	—	—	J. Villanueva Chavez
W	Worker Retraining	—	—	Worker Retraining Website	—
W	WorkFirst	—	—	Women's Programs and WorkFirst Website	Women's Programs and WorkFirst Services Directory
W	Writing	See program listing for English	—	—	—
Y	Youth Development	See program listing for Human Services	—	—	—

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