Welcome to Achieve at Highline College!

Achieve is a comprehensive post-secondary transition program that includes credit and non-credit classes, intensive advising, involvement in campus life, work-based learning, and assistance with job placement. All Achieve students work with an intensive advisor and career specialist to draft and implement a comprehensive, individual plan for college and career. Specific courses, campus activities, and work-based learning experiences are determined based on skills and competencies needed for students to achieve their identified goal(s).

Achieve’s Mission

Bridging learning, community, and career: Achieve at Highline College empowers students with intellectual disabilities and Autism to thrive academically, socially, and professionally.

Achieve Application for 26-27 School Year (Still Accepting Applications for Our Waitlist)

Achieve was initially funded as one of the Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) through the Office of Postsecondary Education serving as a model demonstration program for Washington (2010-2020).

Speak with an Achieve Staff Member

Director: Julie Pollard

Julie’s Contact Information:
Email: jpollard@highline.edu
Phone: (206) 592-3556

Program Manager: April Kosakoff

April’s Contact Information:
Email: akosakoff@highline.edu
Phone: (206) 592-4670

Advisors: Jake Wheeler, Laneeka Hall and Rachel Buschelman

Jake’s Contact Information:
Email: jwheeler@highline.edu
Phone: (206) 592-4136

Laneeka’s Contact Information:
Email: lhall@highline.edu
Phone: (206) 592-4196

Rachel’s Contact Information:
Email: rbuschelman@highline.edu
Phone: (206) 592-4558

Career Specialist: Amanda Anderson

Amanda’s Contact Information:
Email: aanderson@highline.edu
Phone: (206) 592-3268

Achieve and Community Employment Services are accredited by CARF in the following areas:
Community Employment Services: Employment Supports
Community Employment Services: Job Development
Employment Planning Services
Transition Services