Overview

Members of Human Services agencies throughout our area work together to improve the overall quality of services and programs. Students who graduate with a four-year degree will be better equipped to help design and manage quality programs for individual clients and families. You can be part of this growing and changing field.

Career

You will learn to support and empower children, youth, adults, families, groups and communities. You will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to work in a variety of industries including community organizations, government and nonprofit agencies focusing on youth services and programs, senior services and care of the elderly, refugee and immigrant services, substance abuse prevention and treatment, victim advocacy, mental health, rehabilitative services and more.

Coursework at Highline College is highly interactive and includes field-based internships. Your experience at Highline will help you discover the work that is the best match for you.

Graduates will learn specific job skills as well as communication skills, computational skills, applied sciences, human relations and social science. The AAS can be completed in two years with full-time attendance. A Direct Transfer (AA) degree, with an emphasis in Human Services, is also an education option. Please see a faculty adviser for details.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Learning Strategies in Higher Education
Research & Writing for the Human Services
Navigating the Human Services Profession
Theoretical Foundations of Youth Development
Program Design and Implementation
Leadership and Supervision
Collaboration and Community

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 days

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-03-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-28 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-26 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

180 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

DesMoines, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed Highline bachelor application form.
Students who have completed related AAS degree
Other associate degrees will be considered on a case by case basis
Official transcripts from a regionally accredited college.

Tuition Fees

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Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

21860 USD / year

≈ 21860 USD / year

Additional Details

WA Resident Rate: $242.37/credit / Non-resident/Full Tuition Rate: $705.31/credit

Living costs

Des Moines

United States

1051 - 1751 USD / month

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Scholarships Information

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