Highline College
School info
3.5
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.6
Food
3
Clubs
3.3
Facilities
3.6
Internet
3.5
Location
3.5
Opportunities
3.5
Safety
3.3
Social
3.2
Happiness
3.8
Basic Information
Location
- Des Moines, WA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public community college
- Established: 1961 (1961)
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over 100 degrees and certificates
Key Area
- African American College Students
- Pacific Islander College Students
- Hispanic/Latinx College Students
- Adult Basic Education Students
- Native American/Native Alaskan College Students
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 15,375
- Undergraduates: Approximately 14,142 to 17,000
- Postgraduates: 0
Notable Alumni
- Norm Rice
- Ann Rule
- Brandon Brown
- Anthony Hamilton
- Alexis Denisof
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Good reviews
Overall 5
Here college that believes in diversity and you can be successful!
Overall 5
Highline is amazing college, awesome resource for education, help ,social involvement, rare place for everything. Search for professor on rating. Study in groups. Bring own lunch box. Get up early for parking. Exercise. Whole world is HCC. Is up to you. Ask questions around. Go to TRIO, Leadership and conferences. Sing, love, learn, enjoy.
Overall 5
Excellent College. I am an out-of-state student from a State that is $$$. I can attend Highline College online for about the same costs. Win-win!
Overall 5
I attended to earn the Certificate in Homeland Security. I did complete it. I really liked it!
Overall 4.9
I like Highline College
Overall 4.8
So far this is my third quarter and every professor went above and beyond for me. Highline has treated me great and so have fellow peers. The school beat my expectations and I am glad they have accommodated me. Faculty is caring, considerate, and informative. I am proud to go to Highline.
Overall 4.7
Seems legit, Im a running start student so this school is perfect
Overall 4.6
The only problem is if you are studying in the evenings, most of business offices are closed.
Overall 4.6
The staff members at Highline are the best. They helped me through so much. I have never been to a better school and I honestly never wanted to leave, but I know that the connections I have made at Highline will stay with me. If you get the chance, go to Highline. You will not regret it.
Overall 4.5
great professors in this school! food is quite bad. so helpful and nice.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.3
Crime is huge problem here.
Overall 1.4
Highline desperately NEEDS a parking garage!!! All this money get from each student for parking passes, they should have been able to afford a parking garage a long time ago!! There is no where to park if you have classes in the morning!! I almost got towed parking across the street at Lowe's. You can drive around for an hour and never find a spot!
Overall 1.7
horrible engineering program
Overall 1.8
Really not the best community college there is to offer, the campus has an alert every other week about a weapon sighting or mugging/car theft and unless you luck out with having a teacher who really cares about their subject and teaching, your not going to learn much for the other majority of teachers who are not teaching to teach.
Overall 1.8
Rude and impatient staff at certain times but usually, they are nice
Overall 1.9
Parking is impossible. Stuff gets stolen in the library building. Food is expensive, but that's to be expected for on-campus meals. The professors range from amazing (take Anwar's class for English!) to "how did they get hired?" Some parts of administration are horribly understaffed/incompetent. Near a drive in burger place, which is nice.
Overall 1.9
Highline's Administration is more focused on growing the school by actively seeking International students for the 3x1 tuition. They will do almost anything to get a grant or serve any "group" that has federal funding. All in all, the College is a cesspool of professionals who are seeking to advance, which leaves it little to be desired.
Overall 1.9
security is awful crime is definitely high. Carry pepper spray and do not pull out your sell when walking on campus, it will get snatched right out our and hand in broad daylight. Classrooms are dirty and desk are small pretty much elbow to elbow.
Overall 2
Parking is a nightmare!! If you can take the bus, do that! They desperately need to build a parking garage. Instructors are so so.... I've seen better. Financial aid office is very helpful, but super busy!
Overall 2
Highline is a college where low life dropouts try to get their GEDs, where the running start kids who hate their high school go to, or where 40 year olds attempt to gather up their diminishing potential. Students are friendly but sometimes there's the occasional weirdo who will try to sit down and talk to you. You'll probably run into your ex here.