Applied Management BAS

Do you have a passion for business and leadership? You can advance your knowledge and skills by earning a bachelor’s degree in applied management. This degree will help you increase your employability and credibility by providing you with a wide range of practical skills across all parts of the organization. After completing your BAS in Applied Management, you will have the knowledge and skills to work in a  variety of industries in managerial and leadership roles. A bachelor’s degree in business will open the door to a wide range of jobs with high wages and advancement possibilities.

A Business Degree or Certificate can:

• Open doors to careers in a multitude of industries.
• Business graduates work at all levels and across all divisions of an organization.

Learning Outcomes

• Management skills
• Leadership skills
• Supply chain management and logistics skills
• Data analysis skills using PowerBI and Excel

Careers and Earning Potential

Business managers with BAS degrees are in high demand in King County, in a wide variety of industries including health care, government, manufacturing, education, construction, transportation, and warehousing. The median advertised salary is $38.62 per hour or $80,340 per year. This is the median, which means half of the jobs pay more, and half of the jobs pay less. Job growth in this industry over the next 10 years is expected to grow at 7%.  (Source: Workforce Development Council of Seattle–King County)

Length of Time to Complete

• Students who begin the BAS with the first 90 credits of an Associate of Applied Science and no prerequisites requirement may complete the degree within six quarters (full-time students taking 15 credits per quarter).
• If a student is not taking full-time classes it may be longer than six quarters, depending on how many credits the student enrolls in per quarter.
• Students may take classes entirely online or via remote video instruction and do not have to drive to campus. Students may also take classes in person. The in-person and virtual classes are offered in a hybrid format (one or two days a week in person) in the evening to accommodate our students’ working schedules.

Cost of Program

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Early Childhood Education BAS

Do you have a passion for education and working with young children and families? You can advance your knowledge and skills by earning a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. This degree will help you increase your employability and credibility by providing you with a wide range of practical skills. Early childhood professionals work directly with young children in a classroom by encouraging, inspiring, and promoting their growth across developmental domains. They also serve in leadership, help administer programs, support families, collaborate with service providers, and act as advocates in the broader community by promoting the health of children and families.

Learning Outcomes

• Use knowledge of individual children and child development theory to promote learning
• Engage families and communities in the education of young children
• Observe, document, and assess learning to support the development
• Use content knowledge to build a meaningful curriculum.

Careers and Earning Potential

Head Start lead teachers, program administrators, policy roles and specialists, and Washington state trainers for Merit with BAS degrees are in high demand in King County. The median advertised salary is $22.46 per hour or $46,700 per year. This is the median, which means half of the jobs pay more, and half of the jobs pay less. Job growth in this industry over the next 10 years is expected to grow at 12.3%.  (Source: Workforce Development Council of Seattle–King County)

Length of Time to Complete

• The time to complete the degree depends on what quarter you start the program.  
• If you start your degree in the fall, it can typically be completed within six quarters when attending full-time (15 credits/quarter). Attending part-time will lengthen the time that it would take to complete the program, but this can be offset by attending summer quarter. 
• Classes are offered online, hybrid, and in-person. The in-person and hybrid classes are offered in the evening to accommodate students’ work schedules.

Cost of Program

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Elementary Education BAS

Do you have a passion for education and working in an elementary school setting? You can advance your knowledge and skills by earning a bachelor’s in elementary education. This degree will help you increase your employability and credibility by providing you with a wide range of practical skills. After completing your Bachelor of Applied Science in Elementary Education, you will have the knowledge and skills to work in a public elementary school (K-8) setting. Highline’s teaching program works to promote an anti-racist and anti-biased teaching workforce, centered on social justice. Completion of the applied bachelor’s teaching degree will lead to a recommendation for teacher certification with an elementary education endorsement in Washington state.

Learning Outcomes

• Field experiences and internship working in the classroom with K-8 students and staff
• Guided mentorships working with state-certified teachers and BAS teaching faculty
• Researched-based practices and pedagogical theory in elementary education
• Culturally responsive teaching and advocacy
• Strategies for differentiation in teaching a range of learners, including a focus on ELL students (English Language Learners).

Careers and Earning Potential

Elementary teachers with BAS degrees are in high demand in King County. The median advertised salary is $38.97 per hour or $81,051 per year. This is the median, which means half of the jobs pay more, and half of the jobs pay less. Job growth in this industry over the next 10 years is expected to grow at 10.8%. (Source: Workforce Development Council of Seattle–King County)

Length of Time to Complete

• The time to complete the degree depends on what quarter you start the program.  
• Starting your degree in the fall can typically be completed within six quarters when attending full-time (15 credits/quarter). Attending part-time will lengthen the time that it would take to complete the program, but this can be offset by attending summer quarter. 
• Classes are offered online, hybrid, and in-person. The in-person and hybrid classes are offered in the evening to accommodate students’ work schedules.

Cost of Program

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Integrated Design BAS

Do you have a passion for design and communication? You can advance your knowledge and skills by earning a bachelor’s degree in integrated design. This degree will help you increase your employability and credibility by providing you with a wide range of practical skills across all parts of the organization. After completing your Bachelor of Applied Science in Integrated Design, you will have the knowledge and skills to work in a wide variety of industries in design roles. .

Learning Outcomes

• Visual design
• Technology
• Problem-solving with equity, accessibility and universal design
• Cross-disciplinary design

Careers and Earning Potential

Graphic, commercial, industrial, web and digital interface designers with applied bachelor’s degrees are in high demand in King County, in a wide variety of industries including software publishers, toy and hobby goods and supplies wholesalers and other agencies. The median advertised salary is $45.66 per hour, or $95,000 per year. This is the median, which means half of the jobs pay more, and half of the jobs pay less. Job growth in this industry over the next 10 years is expected to grow at 13.8%.  (Source: Workforce Development Council of Seattle–King County)

Length of Time to Complete

• The time to complete the degree depends on what quarter you start the program.  
• If you start your degree in the fall, it can typically be completed within six quarters when attending full-time (15 credits/quarter). Attending part-time will lengthen the time that it would take to complete the program, but this can be offset by attending summer quarter. 
• Classes are offered online, hybrid, and in-person. The in-person and hybrid classes are offered in the evening to accommodate students’ work schedules.

Cost of Program

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Youth Development BAS

Do you have a passion for working with young people and building better communities? You can advance your knowledge and skills by earning a bachelor’s degree in youth development. This degree will help you increase your employability and credibility by providing you with a wide range of practical skills. After completing your BAS degree in Youth Development, you will have the knowledge and skills to work in a wide variety of industries in family services and local and state government. An applied bachelor’s degree in youth development will open the door to a wide range of jobs with high wages and advancement possibilities.

Learning Outcomes

• Program delivery and design
• Identify, assess, and treat, with evidence-based interventions 
• Apply current and tested practices
• Application of theoretical youth development perspectives

Careers and Earning Potential

Social and community service managers and family support specialists with BAS degrees are in high demand in King County in a wide variety of environments, including family services and local and state government. The median advertised salary is $26.72 per hour, or $55,578 per year. This is the median, which means half of the jobs pay more, and half of the jobs pay less. Job growth in this industry over the next 10 years is expected to grow at 7%. (Source: Workforce Development Council of Seattle–King County)

Length of Time to Complete

• The time to complete the degree depends on what quarter you start the program.  
• If you start your degree in the fall, it can typically be completed within six quarters when attending full-time (15 credits/quarter). Attending part-time will lengthen the time that it would take to complete the program, but this can be offset by attending summer quarter. 
• Classes are offered online, hybrid, and in-person. The in-person and hybrid classes are offered in the evening to accommodate students’ work schedules.

Cost of Program

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