PSSC HEALTH SCIENCES BUILDING

About the Organization

Located on a 5-acre site in Burien, WA, the Puget Sound Skills Center has been preparing high school students to be career-ready or college-bound upon graduation since 1966. The first skills center in Washington State, it is hosted by Highline Public Schools and partners with three other districts, Federal Way, Tahoma, and Tukwila, to offer 18 distinct career programs with certifications or college credits.

In 2016, students from 22 partner high schools taking classes at PSSC earned more than 2,000 college credits and almost 1,700 industry certifications in 18 different programs, including aerospace manufacturing, animation, automotive technology, information technology, culinary arts and more.