Welcome to Highline College
Washington State's most diverse community college
and the first community college in King County.
Located on a beautiful hillside
just 20 minutes from downtown Seattle
Highline College is here to help you
reach your dreams and find your place in the world
Aminata Drammeh's family moved to the
Seattle area from Gambia and she
developed a love of learning from an early age.
I'm the first person in my family, and I'm talking about like my aunts,
my aunts side, my marriage, it's like I'm
really the first one who like got a college degree.
I'm like taking a step further into what i want to do.
Danny Nguyen has a similar background as his parents emigrated from
Vietnam when he was a young boy.
After high school I was planning to transfer to
a four-year university but because of my
family situations, my parents doesn't
speak English and I'm kinda like the
head of the house since every time
there's mail I need to translate to my parents.
Every time there's a doctor appointment I take them there.
I was thinking about my parents.
and I don't think they were
ready for me to go to like a four year university,
away from them so i took the route
of Highline and I'm happy i did because it
saved me a lot of money and I like the
feeling and the atmosphere that Highline gives.
We celebrate diversity.
We acknowledge it but your background,
your history, your experiences do matter when you're here.
Personally, I love the idea of a melting pot.
I like when one place have many
different types of people and working
at the International Student Program is
probably the best way for me to do that
because I get to meet new students every quarter.
I cross paths with many people from many different paths of live
many different countries many different
stories, and I love to hear that.
It's my mom.
Whatever your academic and career goals are,
Highline Colleges is here to help you reach them.
Our dedicated faculty is passionate about teaching,
and we'll take the time to get to know
you and help you succeed in the
classroom and beyond.
Aminata completed her course work and graduated
with an associate's degree in business.
Walking across the stage I see my
parents straight ahead and I see my dad and my
sister like watching the cameras and everything...
"Aminata Drammeh"
It's that moment like everyone coming together and like celebrating.
I felt gratitude for people supported me and
also felt accomplished in my mind I was
like yes I finally got it, like I got
this you know and the next question in my
head would be what's next?
For Aminata, what's next turn out to be an acceptance
letter from the Seattle University Albers School of Business.
As I was walking to campus on my first day at Seattle U,
it's that feeling of like wow! I'm really here
like I really i'm going for my bachelor degree.
Danny is continuing his work toward an
associate degree in architecture and
along the way he wants to be sure that
his time at Highline College is well spent.
I like to inspire people. It makes me
happy to help other people so i want to,
you know, to leave a legacy when I leave Highline.
like for someone to remember me.
Highland has pushed me to do things i
want to do. To do the things i want to
fight forward to say the things that are
right and what's wrong.
Highline is fantabulous and yes "fantabulous"
is a word, look it up.
When you are ready to take your studies and your career to the next level,
Highline College is here for you.
You can do it, we can help.
Learn more at highline.edu
