Media Release: Highline College expands classes at Greenbridge Learning Center
Wed, 06/17/2015
DES MOINES, Wash. — This summer White Center residents will be able to attend college courses in their own neighborhood at the YWCA Greenbridge Learning Center.
Beginning June 22, Highline College will offer a Medical Healthcare Interpreting course. Class meets Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Greenbridge Learning Center.
Highline will also offer College 199 on Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. beginning August 27. This course provides students with tools to prepare for academic, employment and personal success.
“Highline College has enjoyed a longstanding partnership with Greenbridge and Seola Gardens, and we are excited to continue making college classes accessible to White Center” said Highline Director of Baccalaureate and Workforce Education, Tanya Powers. “We want our college to be accessible to the community and hope that offering classes here will make it easier for people to fit a college education into their busy lives.”
In the fall, the college is also offering a variety of courses including Intercultural Communications (CMST 200), Burn Math–Introduction to Algebra or Essentials of Intermediate Algebra (MAAWC 080), Early Childhood Education–Infants and Toddlers (ECED 132), Child Development (EDUC 115), as well as English as a Second Language classes at Seola Gardens.
Resident tuition and fees for adults are approximately $520. For students new to Highline, some additional fees may apply. Textbooks are required at an additional cost.
Students can register online at www.highline.edu, in person on the Highline campus or at the Greenbridge Learning Center, located at 9720 8th Avenue SW, Seattle, Wash. The Greenbridge Learning Center offers services to aid residents of South King County in gaining the education, skills and training necessary to obtain successful careers.
For questions, contact Tanya Powers at tpowers@highline.edu or (206) 592-3662.