Highline College Computer Science Programs

Highline College is a public institution located in Des Moines, Washington. Highline is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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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How Do I Get Into Highline?

You can apply to Highline online at: https://www.public.ctc.edu/ApplicantWebClient/Applicant/ApplWelcome.aspx

Highline College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Highline College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Highline, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $5,967 a year. That adds up to $23,868 over four years for those students.

Highline College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,951 undergraduate students at Highline, with 2,644 being full-time and 2,307 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,644 full-time undergraduates at Highline, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	588
Black or African American	394
Hispanic or Latino	450
White	670
International Students	148
Other Races/Ethnicities	394

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 Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Computer & IS Security	1	2	29	32
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	0	20	0	20
General Computer Programming	0	7	0	7
Information Technology	0	1	0	1
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	0	1	0	1
Computer Programming Certifications	0	0	0	0
Web & Multimedia Design	0	0	0	0
Computer Support Specialist	0	0	0	0
Network & System Administration/Administrator	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	31	29	61

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.