About Highline College

Thank you for choosing Highline College!

Highline was the first community college in King County and held our original classes at a local high school over 50 years ago. Since then, we’ve grown to an enrollment of over 17,000 students. Use the following links to learn more. 

• Highline history
• Mission, vision, and values

Cultural Diversity Policy

Highline College actively promotes and supports a learning and work environment which ensures social justice, mutual respect, understanding, civility, and non-violence. Highline College is committed to the elimination of discrimination based on biological sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnic background, national origin, class, economic status, age, military and veteran status, disability, language, culture, and religious beliefs. Approved by the Highline Board of Trustees, 2016

• Commitment to diversity and programs that support this value
• National awards and recognitions

Who attends Highline?

Find out more about the demographics of the college.

Would you like to view the materials in another language that is common in our area? We offer a number of materials in Spanish, Somali, Arabic, and Vietnamese. You may need to log in with your HC student e-mail and password. 

Click a link below to view the Highline College Mission and Cultural Diversity Statements in: 

• Spanish Links to an external site.
• Somali Links to an external site.
• Arabic Links to an external site.
• Vietnamese Links to an external site.