Highline College Trade Programs

Highline College is a public institution situated in Des Moines, Washington. Des Moines is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Highline College?

Contact details for Highline are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2400 S 240Th St, Des Moines, WA 98198-9800
Phone:	206-878-3710
Website:	www.highline.edu

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Can I Afford Highline?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Highline paid $97 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,633	$3,633
Fees	$990	$1,523
Books and Supplies	$702	$702
On Campus Room and Board	$13,026	$13,026
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,462	$3,462

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Highline, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $3,599 a year. That adds up to $14,396 over four years for those students.

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Highline College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,829 undergraduate students at Highline, with 3,140 being full-time and 2,689 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,140 full-time undergraduates at Highline, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Highline College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	586
Black or African American	425
Hispanic or Latino	493
White	747
International Students	202
Other Races/Ethnicities	687

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Highline College. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 49 countries are represented at Highline. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Highline College

In 2022-2023, 3,265 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Highline has changed over the last few years.

Highline College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Medical/Clinical Assistant	43	29	22	0	94
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	0	10	0	18	28
Medical Reception/Receptionist	0	0	10	0	10
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	0	9	0	0	9
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	7	0	0	7
Home Health Aide/Home Attendant	1	5	0	0	6
General Drafting & Design Technology	0	1	2	0	3
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	2	0	0	0	2
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	2	0	0	0	2
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Polysomnography	0	0	0	0	0
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0	0
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	0	0	0	0	0
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	0	0	0	0	0
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician	0	0	0	0	0
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	48	61	34	18	161

Highline College Trades

In a recent academic period, Highline College awarded 325 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	43	22	39	18
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	2	1	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	10	0	0
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies	1	0	5	0
Mental & Social Health Services	2	0	16	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	2	0	0	0
Total	96	70	123	36

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.