Highline College
Des Moines, WA · Public · 3,838 undergrads · website ↗
Does anyone get out?
The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.
20.2%
of students transfer to a four-year institution
- Completed after transferring
- not published
- Still enrolled after transferring
- 3.2%
had finished a degree by year 2
still progressing at year 2
What it costs
| Household income | Avg net price / year |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $8,984 |
| $30,000 – $48,000 | $9,689 |
| $48,000 – $75,000 | $11,209 |
| $75,000 – $110,000 | $11,455 |
| Over $110,000 | $12,378 |
| All incomes (average) | $9,879 |
Outcomes
- Completion rate
- 36%
- Students with Pell grants
- 19%
- Earnings @ 10yr
- $47,869
- Median debt
- $9,500
at this college
after entering
at graduation
What students study
Best transfer rates elsewhere in WA
Where would you transfer to?
Find four-year colleges ranked by what they'd cost your family and what graduates earn — then check which of your credits they accept before you commit.
Find four-year matches →Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally — confirm with both colleges before enrolling.