Highline Community College is a junior college located in Des Moines, Washington, south of Seattle, Washington. Highline was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County. The main campus is located on 80 acres (320,000 m) of hilltop land that overlook Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains to the west. Currently there are approximately 10,000 students and 350,000 alumni of the college. Highline was founded in 1961 and the first junior college in King County. The current campus in Des Moines was built in 1964 with additional buildings added in following years to meet student and technology needs. Classes are also offered at the Marine Science and Technology (MaST) Center at Redondo Beach and additional service-area locations such as Burien and White Center. After being named interim president on November 16, 2006 following the termination of former President Dr. Priscilla Bell's contract by the college board of trustees, Dr. Jack Bermingham was named permanent president of the college by the board in May 2008. At the Board of Trustees' meeting on June 9th 2011, Dr. Jack Bermingham's contract was extended through June 30th, 2014 by a unanimous vote.