Highline College

Highline College
Former name
Highline Community College
TypePublic community college
Established1961 (1961)
Parent institution
Community College District IX
Endowment$43,700,000 (2016-17)
PresidentJohn Mosby
Students15,375
Location,
U.S.

47°23′19″N 122°18′03″W / 47.38861°N 122.30083°W / 47.38861; -122.30083
CampusSuburban, 80 acres (320,000 m2)
LanguageEnglish
NicknameThunderbirds
Sporting affiliations
Northwest Athletic Conference
Websitewww.highline.edu

Highline College is a public community college in Des Moines, Washington. Highline was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County, Washington. The main campus covers 80 acres (320,000 m2). As of 2015, there were approximately 17,000 students and 350,000 alumni of the college.