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Highline College

Highline College
P.O. Box 98000
Des Moines, WA 98198-9800

Official telephone: (206) 878-3710
Website: www.highline.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northwest

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 80 acres
City or town school is located in: Des Moines, WA
Population of city/town: 30,687
Nearest major city: Seattle
Distance of nearest major city: 7 miles
Population of nearest major city: 652,405

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Percent of students who live off campus: 100%
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, interpreters for hearing-impaired

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper
School newspaper(s): The Thunderword

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic conference memberships: NJCAA

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's wrestlingno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's volleyballno 

Athletic facilities:
baseball and soccer fields, gymnasium, exercise room, running track, swimming pool, tennis court
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, cross-country, soccer, softball, track and field, volleyball, wrestling

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Seattle-Tacoma (7 miles)

AFTER GRADUATION
List of four-year colleges most often selected by recent graduates:
Four-year schools most often selected by recent graduates are Central Washington University, University of Washington, Washington State University, and Western Washington U.

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