Building a skilled workforce for the region
The Center for Global Business Education bridges academic programs with regional employers to enhance student outcomes, drive BAS enrollment, and strengthen Highline's identity as the go-to regional provider for job-ready business, supply chain, and cyber talent.
About The Center for Global Business Education
The Center serves as the third leg of the Business Development Center alongside Start Zone and SBDC. We bridge academic programs with regional employers to enhance student outcomes, drive BAS enrollment, and strengthen Highline's identity as the go-to regional provider for job-ready business, supply chain, and cyber talent.
Who we serve
Students
Discover the global trade and supply chain sector—the 179,000 jobs in Washington state, what you can do, the excellent compensation and where you can gain training to get these jobs.
Workers
Where you can receive training to further your career and programs that can take you to the next level of your career.
Industry partners
Connecting you to programs building the next generation of talent. Listening and learning from your needs.
Partner with Our College
Helping increase enrollment, building your programs, connecting you to industry.
Education & training programs
Across the state, Washington’s Community and Technical Colleges offer everything from short- term certificates that can be completed in a few months’ time, to four-year bachelor’s degree programs in Global Trade and Supply Chain Management. Find your local college, find your program, and find your next career!
Careers
There are many careers in global trade and supply chain management, most requiring some amount of additional education, from certificates to master degrees. Explore these different career opportunities, including the different jobs, pay scales and where to receive the training to secure these jobs. These careers are broken down into three main categories.
Programs
Economic analysis
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June 2024
2024 Economic Impact Report Update
The Washington state global trade & supply chain management sector is among Washington’s largest industry sectors and drives economic growth across the state.
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Bigger Than Taylor Swift
How big is the global trade and supply chain sector in Washington state? It’s big. Really big. Our recent update to the Economic Analysis of the Sector quantifies just how large. But it also ...
Economic Analysis
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Supporting Retail
When you think of retail jobs, what typically comes to mind are the cashier and stocker positions; the people you see working the cash register at your local grocery store or stocking the floor at...
Economic Analysis
