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Highline College

Highline College
2400 South 240th Street, P.O. Box 98000
Des Moines, WA 98198-9800

Official telephone: (206) 878-3710
Fax number: (206) 870-3782
Website: https://www.highline.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 5,126
Full-time undergraduates: 2,812
Part-time undergraduates: 2,314
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
20.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
20.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
18.5% Hispanic/Latino
1.4% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
23.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.9% Nonresident Alien
2.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 81 acres
Nearest major city: Seattle

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 300
Other computer facilities/services: online degree planning
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, resumé assistance, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Black Student Union; Pacific Islander Club; Friends of Bosnia; United Latino Association; Muslim Student Association

ATHLETICS

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketball  
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running  
Men's socceryes 
Men's soccer  
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field  
Men's wrestling  
Men's wrestlingyes 
Women's basketball  
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cross-country running  
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's soccer  
Women's socceryes 
Women's softball  
Women's softballyes 
Women's track and field  
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball  

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Seattle-Tacoma International

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