New Students

Complete the online admissions application.  Visit our How to Apply page for step-by-step instructions. 

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College costs include tuition, fees, transportation, parking, books, and supplies. Highline College provides many funding sources to students, including scholarships and grants that don't require repayment. The initial step is to apply for financial aid.

Apply for Financial Aid

Activate your ctclink, email, and Canvas accounts. The ctcLink Student Homepage is the all-access account that will remain with you throughout your time at Highline College. Visit our Student Accounts for more info and instructions. 

Activate Your Accounts

Your Entry Advisor is here to support you in this process. Students will complete a ‘Get Started! Questionnaire‘ in their admissions letter and schedule a meeting with an Entry Advisor. If you do not receive the questionnaire, connect with Entry Advising.

Visit Entry Advising

Getting familiar with college and Highline’s campus resources is important to your success. Student orientation is encouraged for all students, but it is required before enrolling if this is your first time attending college. 

New Student Orientation

Advisors will help you to explore your educational goals and select your academic pathway.

Academic Pathway Advisor

Enroll in classes once new student class enrollment has begun. It’s easy to enroll using ctcLink. View the tutorial on how to enroll in classes using ctcLink.

Get Enrolled in Classes

Pay for your classes by the quarterly payment deadline. Pay tuition and fees in ctcLink, or visit the Cashier's Office for info about payment options. Follow up with your funding sources to confirm eligibility or sign up for a payment plan. Learn about the residency information to see if you need to submit a residency review request for tuition purposes.

Pay Tuition & Fees 

Highline uses a statewide Community and Technical College admissions application. Visit the Online Admission Application and click 'Create an Account' to get started. Create your username and password, which you will use to log into the application.

If you have a ctcLink account, please use your ctcLink ID number and password to log into the application. This includes ctcLink numbers from previous Washington Community and Technical College.

International (F1 Visa) students seeking an I-20 should apply for admission through International Student Programs with the International Students Application.

Log into the Online Admission Application using the username and password you just created or your ctcLink account. Select Highline College from the drop-down menu.
Start Application

• First Year – For students who are attending college for the first time.
• Reapplying – For students who have attended Highline College previously but have not enrolled in classes in the last year.
• Running Start – For high school students applying for the Running Start program.
• Transfer – For students who attended college before and are transferring in college credits.

Select your Program of Study. If you are unsure, pick the one that fits best for now. You can change it later. Academic Program options:

• Academic – For students who are seeking an associate degree.
• Baccalaureate – For students who are seeking a Bachelor’s degree that is offered at Highline College.
• Non-Award Seeking – For students who don’t intend to get a degree or certificate.
• Professional Technical – For students who plan to get a degree or certificate in a professional/technical field such as nursing, accounting, and business administration.
• Transitional Studies – For students completing coursework at the pre-college level, such as High School Diploma or GED.

Select the term (which quarter) you would like to start.

Select from the drop-down menu the degree or certificate you are seeking.
Like your program choice, pick the best fit and change later as needed.

By clicking 'Apply' you will advance to the remaining steps where you will enter your 'Personal Information.'

Complete each of the six sections under Personal Information. Your social security number is not required, but we encourage you to submit it to speed up processing. The six sections are:

• Citizenship:
  • Select ‘USA’ for ‘Country.’
    • If you are a Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder), first select “United States” for your Country and then “Permanent Resident” for Citizenship Status.
    • If you are unsure which status to select, please see Citizen Status for Admission Application below. You can learn more about how residency affects your tuition rate.
• High School Information (If High School is not in the system, Click on the checkbox next to “Add School/College” and manually enter the School Name, Country, State, and City.
• Ethnicity Details
• Washington Residency Questions
• Supplemental Questions
• Review and Submit 

Review your application to make sure the information is correct. Once you are satisfied that your answers are correct, click 'Yes, I accept,' then click 'Submit Now.'

Congratulations! You've completed the Online Admissions Application.

After processing your application, we will send a welcome letter to the email address you provided.