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Mission
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.
Vision
Highline Community College is valued as the educational crossroads where dreams are shaped, communities created and excellence achieved.
Values
Highline Community college is committed to these values:
*Access: We believe education should be available to all who seek it.
*Collaboration: We value teamwork, joint responsibility and ownership. .
*Community: We value our community and are dedicated to serving its educational needs.
*Diversity: We respect the rights and perspectives of the diverse populations, who live, learn and work in our community.
*Excellence: We strive for the highest quality in all our programs and services.
*Integrity: We believe in honesty and trustworthiness in all our college practices.
*Internationalization: We value a global perspective and respect cultural diversity.
*Learning: We develop an interactive, creative and learner-centered environment that supports student success.
Strategic Plan and Initiatives
Highline's strategic plan includes four initiatives:
*Achieve excellence in teaching and learning.
*Enhance a college climate that values diversity and global perspectives.
*Strengthen and expand the presence and role of the college within the communities it serves.
*Sustain an open, honest, and collaborative environment that is responsive to the needs of the college community and that promotes good stewardship of the college's financial resources.
Highline Community College Facts
Fact Sheet 2009 (Academic year 2008-2009)
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 Washington state.
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, Wash., the main campus overlooks beautiful Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. Classes are also offered at the Marine Science and Technology (MaST) Center at Redondo Beach and additional service-area locations such as Burien and White Center.
History
Highline Community College was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County. It serves approximately 18,300 students and has more than 350,000 alumni. The current campus was built in 1964 with additional buildings added in following years to meet student and technology needs.
Governance
Highline is led by Dr. Jack Bermingham, president, and is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees: Dan Altmayer, Dr. Elizabeth E. Chen, Dr. Edward Davila, Michael Regeimbal and Barbara Reid. Faculty members are actively involved in campus governance.
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, short-term training programs and continuing education.
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.
Serving Our Community
Of the total student population, 92 percent of Highline’s students come from King County and 5 percent from Pierce and other counties.
Economic Development
Highline contributes to the economic development of Southwest King Development 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.
The college recruits international students who bring approximately $4.5 million to the local economy.
As a major employer in Des Moines, Highline employs 1,217 people who serve students at multiple locations throughout King County. Nearly 88 percent, or 1,075, of these dedicated professionals live and pay taxes in King County.
Community Education
Highline, through the Community Education, provides training for professional Education 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.
Foundation
Established in 1972, the Highline Community College Foundation is a nonprofit corporation, governed by a volunteer board of directors. As of December 31, 2009, the Foundation’s assets were $1.2 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 2009, it had received a total of $2 million for renovations for the Marine Science and Technology (MaST) Center and awarded $82,500 in scholarships.
Student Profile Academic Year 2008–09
Total students:
credit and noncredit: 18,355
58 % female, 42 % male
Credit students:
10,369
56 % of all students; median age 24
International Students
Total number of students: 556
Running Start
Total number of students: 1,126
(Puget Sound Early College has been discontinued)
Ethnicity
Self-reported (credit and noncredit)
(Hispanic students are no longer calculated separately from non-Hispanic students.) top
34 % White
19 % Asian
12 % Hispanic/Latino
14 % African American
1 % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1 % Native American or Alaska Native
19 % Other/Foreign National/Multi-racial
Students' most recent purpose for enrollment:top
24 % to transfer to 4-year college or university
19 % for work-related courses (current or future)
35 % for basic skills programs
5 % for high school completion programs
5 % for personal enrichment
12 % for undeclared or other educational objectives
Type of course enrollments:
(Student may be enrolled in more than one type of course.) top
31 % transfer courses
22 % professional/technical courses
31 % basic skills
11 % pre-college level courses
5% personal enrichment courses
Students who transferred to a public 4-year institution from Highline
in 2007-2008 (506 students) top
44 % University of Washington (all campuses)
29 % Central Washington University (all campuses)
17 % Washington State University (all campuses)
5 % Eastern Washington University or The Evergreen State College
5 % Western Washington University
Students by city
(% of King or Pierce county residents with > 1% in a city or metro n = 17, 845)top
4,046 22.6% Federal Way
2,762 15.5% Kent
2,071 11.6 % Des Moines
1,793 10.0% Sea Tac
1,453 8.1% Tukwila
1,446 8.1% Auburn
1,218 6.8% Burien
798 4.5% Seattle metro
789 3.6% Renton
520 3.6% Tacoma metro
303 1.7 % Covington
Highline's Cultural Diversity Policy:
Highline Community College actively promotes and supports a learning environment which ensures social justice, mutual respect, understanding, civility, and non-violence. Highline Community College is committed to the elimination of discrimination based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, physical ability, and cultural and religious backgrounds.
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