Highline Community College

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DATE: July 26, 2010

CONTACT: Lisa Skari: (206) 870-3705, lskari@highline.edu

Highline Community College named a “2010 Great Colleges to Work For”

College receives top national honors from The Chronicle of Higher Education

DES MOINES, Wash. — Highline Community College is one of the nation’s best colleges to work for, according to a new survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top news source about colleges and universities.

Highline is also one of the 39 institutions selected for The Chronicle’s Honor Roll, an honor that recognizes the top colleges and universities in their size categories – small, medium and large. Highline won in the medium-sized category.

The results, released today in The Chronicle’s third annual report on “The Academic Workplace,” are based on a survey of more than 42,000 employees at 277 colleges and universities. Only 97 of 277 institutions received “Great Colleges to Work For” status.

Highline is recognized in five categories, including:

• Professional/Career-Development Programs: Employees are given the opportunity to develop skills and understand requirements to advance in their careers.
• Teaching Environment: Faculty members say the institution recognizes innovative and high-quality teaching.
• Job Satisfaction and Support: Provides insight into the satisfaction with job fit, autonomy and resources.
• Work/Life Balance: Policies give employees the flexibility to manage their personal lives.
• Confidence in Senior Leadership: Leaders have the knowledge, skills and experience necessary for institutional success.

The survey results are based on a two-part assessment process: an institutional audit that captured demographics and workplace policies from each institution, and a survey administered to faculty, administrators and professional support staff.

“Great Colleges to Work For” is one of the largest and most respected workplace-recognition programs in the country. For more information, visit http://chronicle.com/academicworkplace.

For more information about Highline, visit www.highline.edu.

Highline Community College was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County. With approximately 18,300 students and 350,000 alumni, it is one of the state’s largest institutions of higher education. The college offers a wide range of academic transfer and professional-technical education programs, with day, evening and weekend classes. Alumni include former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, entrepreneur Junki Yoshida and Washington state poet laureate Sam Green.

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