Drafting Design

Channel your creativity, as well as your mathematical, science and engineering skills into a career as a drafter. Drafters use industry standard drafting software to create technical drawings that show how to build products and structures. The drawings feature technical details such as dimensions, materials and procedures, which are used to build manufactured products and residential and commercial buildings.

Interior Design

Interior designers plan the look of interior spaces in commercial and residential buildings and structures. They work with clients to find the right use of colors, textures, furniture, lighting and space that will meet the needs of the building’s occupants.

Multimedia Design

This program creates multimedia designers with the skills to deliver comprehensive digital video, web design, digital photography, and graphic design to clients and employers. Students will learn to produce high definition video and motion graphics, shoot visually compelling digital photography and create websites using industry standard software designed for viewing on everything from mobile devices to cinema screens. The program will teach entrepreneurial skills, client relationship and professional management.

Visual Communications

People who work in visual communications, typically graphic designers and Web designers, try to find the most effective way to get messages across in print, media and on the Web. They create the layout and look of print publications, web pages, multimedia projects, and marketing materials using colors, type, illustrations, photos and other visual elements for each piece.

*All four degrees can transfer to Highline College’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Integrated Design.

Accounting

Accounting clerks maintain financial records for businesses and organizations. They make many calculations every day, increasingly utilizing computers to calculate and record data. They need to have good communication skills, a strong aptitude for numbers, comfortable working with computers, and detail-oriented. Transfers to Highline College’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Management. 

Administrative Management

Administrative managers plan work and supervise staff to make sure that offices run efficiently and smoothly. They must know the strengths and weaknesses of each staff member to assign work and to ensure that projects remain on schedule and meet the company’s standards. They also act as a liaison between staff and management.

Business

Business professionals can work in an array of industries in various roles, including management trainee, manager, marketing representative, or analyst. Specific job duties vary by role, but can include supervision of staff, implementation of new company procedures, or promotion of company products and services. Transfers to Highline College’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Management.

Business Technology Management

Effectively manage and supervise people and projects in the office workplace. Utilizing office technology and critical thinking skills to address and support business needs. Represent the organization with professional written and oral communication skills.

Hospitality and Tourism Management

Hospitality and tourism managers work to make guests satisfied with the lodging, travel, and recreational accommodations. Regarding hotel operations, they manage front office, daily restaurant and catering operations, housekeeping, accounting, publicity, sales, security and maintenance. They also are employed in a variety of roles, which might include event/meeting conference planner, passenger booking agent, passenger service agent, recreation/spa manager, ticket agent, or casino manager.

International Business and Trade

This program teaches you how to apply trade and logistics procedures and processes within companies that specialize in cargo transportation and import/export services. Specific roles can vary depending on the position, but international business and trade professionals may help with strategic business planning, merchandise tracking, financial management, and sales and business development. Transfers to Highline College’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Management.

Professional Sales

Professional sales degree students will be prepared for careers in retail sales, customer service positions, related merchandising, and professional sales. Completing courses in selling, retail management, mathematics, and computers, students are provided with the knowledge and training necessary to become an efficient salesperson within any team and business operation.

Retail Management

Retail managers monitor and oversee the sales environment and work of employees, such as retail salespeople, customer service representatives, stock clerks, sales engineers and wholesale representatives. They make certain that customers get the best goods and service by handling customer questions and complaints. They also are in charge of interviewing, hiring, and training new employees.

Small Business/Entrepreneurship

A small business entrepreneur organizes and assumes the risk for a business venture. They can effectively manage all aspects of a small business including marketing, retailing, and accounting. People in this field may also work as supervisors or office managers.

Early Childhood Education

Early childhood educators educate and care for children under the age of eight. They teach a variety of academics in a way that young children can understand. Preschool teachers work in public and private schools, childcare centers, charitable organizations, and with parents in homes. Many work the traditional nine-month school year, but some work the full year. Early childhood educators are knowledgeable of child development and very sensitive to the cultures represented by the families in their care. Transfers to Highline College’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education.

Paraeducator

Para-educators assist teachers in giving personalized attention to students who need some extra help with class lessons. They typically work with students one-on-one or in small groups. They may also grade tests and assignment and check homework. Para-educators also provide support for students with special needs. They mostly work in schools, but may also work in preschools, childcare centers and community centers. Transfers to Highline College’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education and BAS in Human Services. 

Community Health & Wellness

Patient advocacy and helping patients navigate the increasingly challenging healthcare system are at the heart of this degree. If you are most interested in helping people, the community and international health, this degree is for you. Transfers to Highline College’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Services.  

Medical Assisting

Medical assistants help keep health care facilities and offices running smoothly by performing many administrative and clinical duties. They update and file patients’ medical records and fill out insurance information, as well as arrange hospital admissions and laboratory services. They prepare patients by taking medical histories and recording vital signs, and sometimes assisting doctors during exams.

Criminal Justice

Highline’s program prepares you to work right after graduation in a wide variety of professions in the criminal justice field. Examples are Correction officers, police officers and detectives, security guards, park rangers and ecology investigators.

Human Services

Employees in this field provide services that help improve someone’s quality of life. You will learn to support and empower children, youth, adults, families, and communities. Human service professionals can hold a wide variety of job titles including Human Service Workers, Case Management aides, Social Work Assistants, Community Support Workers, Mental Health Aides, Community Outreach Workers, and Life Skills Counselors.

Paralegal

Paralegals work under the supervision of lawyers and help attorneys with legal services. They may conduct client interviews, research legal issues, locate and interview witnesses, assist at a trial and maintain client contact. However, paralegals do not give legal advice. Most paralegals work at law firms, corporate legal departments, government offices and offices that represent low income or underprivileged populations.

Substance Use Disorder Professional

Chemical dependency professionals counsel people experiencing substance abuse. They help people identify behaviors and problems related to their addictions. They also work with family members who are affected by the addiction and hold counseling sessions individually or in a group setting.

*All four degrees can transfer to Highline College’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Services. 

Cybersecurity Operations

Data recovery/forensics specialists recover lost or corrupt data from hard drives and other storage media and use forensic techniques to find the reason for the data loss. They may also monitor networks for security breaches, respond to cyber-attacks and gather evidence for use in investigations or prosecuting cyber-crimes. They can work for the government, businesses and law enforcement agencies. Transfers to Highline College’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics. 

Information Systems Project Coordinator

Information Systems Project Coordinator program prepares you for an entry level position as a supervisory/project manager in the I.T. field. Project Coordinators provide day-to-day administration of projects and ensure that the service or products are delivered in a timely, cost effective and qualitative manner. You should currently be working in or have supervisory/managerial skills gained in a commercial environment. The program will equip you with the tools and skills required in becoming a proficient Project Coordinator of IT projects. Students can specialize in the following areas: Computer Forensics, Computer Networking, Software Development and Web Development.

Network Security

Network specialists and network administrators plan, install and maintain a company’s or organization’s computer system. They also help network users when problems arise. They are responsible for local-area networks (LAN), wide-area networks (WAN) and Internet, intranet and other communications systems. Transfers to Highline College’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics. 

Digital Marketing

This program will equip students to be exposed to creating good quality content and utilizing effective online marketing strategies – SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and social media. In order to carry out these tasks students should be knowledgeable in numerous technical aspects of web development, coupled with good content creation skills and business principles. Jobs with these skill-sets will fall into social media strategist” and “social media manager”, and “internet marketing”.

Web Design

This program will equip students to be exposed to creating good quality front-end website designs and integration into back-end code. In order to carry out these tasks students should be knowledgeable in the design aspects and be able to use numerous tools ranging from wire framing through graphic design when designing front-end websites. In addition, they should have some exposure and be able to identify and integrate designs into server-side scripting as well as client-side scripting code.

Web Development

Web/Database Developers design and build secure, professional data-driven websites. Data-driven websites interact with databases. For example, when you check your grades online or order a product through an e-commerce site, you are interacting with a data-driven website. Students learn current tools and technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, and SQL. Transfers to Highline College’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics.