Leeward Community College is a public, co-educational commuter
community collegeA community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-United States:In the United States, community colleges, sometimes called junior colleges, technical colleges, or city colleges, are primarily two-year public institutions providing...
adjacent to the
Pearl City CDPPearl City is a census-designated place located in the Ewa District and City & County of Honolulu on the Island of Oahu. As of the 2000 Census, the CDP had a total population of 30,976. Pearl City is located along the north shore of Pearl Harbor. ʻAiea borders Pearl City to the east, while...
in the City and County of Honolulu,
HawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states, and is the only state made up entirely of islands. It is located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia. The state was admitted to the Union on August...
, on the island of
OahuOahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the State of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...
. The forty-nine acre main campus also houses the temporary campus of the
University of Hawaii-West OahuThe University of Hawaii-West Oahu , is a public university and one of ten branches of the University of Hawaii system. Currently located adjacent to the Pearl City CDP in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, it is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and opened in...
. It is one of ten branches of the
University of Hawaii systemThe University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, doctoral and post-doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses,...
anchored by the
University of Hawaii at MānoaThe University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system. The school is located in Mānoa, an urban neighborhood community of Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, approximately three miles east and...
in
HonoluluHonolulu is the capital of and the most populous census-designated place in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Although Honolulu refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and the county are consolidated, known as the City and County of Honolulu, and the city and...
and is accredited by the
Western Association of Schools and CollegesThe Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin...
. As a community college, Leeward's open admissions policy only requires that a student be 18 years or older or earned a U.
Leeward Community College is a public, co-educational commuter
community collegeA community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-United States:In the United States, community colleges, sometimes called junior colleges, technical colleges, or city colleges, are primarily two-year public institutions providing...
adjacent to the
Pearl City CDPPearl City is a census-designated place located in the Ewa District and City & County of Honolulu on the Island of Oahu. As of the 2000 Census, the CDP had a total population of 30,976. Pearl City is located along the north shore of Pearl Harbor. ʻAiea borders Pearl City to the east, while...
in the City and County of Honolulu,
HawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states, and is the only state made up entirely of islands. It is located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia. The state was admitted to the Union on August...
, on the island of
OahuOahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the State of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...
. The forty-nine acre main campus also houses the temporary campus of the
University of Hawaii-West OahuThe University of Hawaii-West Oahu , is a public university and one of ten branches of the University of Hawaii system. Currently located adjacent to the Pearl City CDP in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, it is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and opened in...
. It is one of ten branches of the
University of Hawaii systemThe University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, doctoral and post-doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses,...
anchored by the
University of Hawaii at MānoaThe University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system. The school is located in Mānoa, an urban neighborhood community of Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, approximately three miles east and...
in
HonoluluHonolulu is the capital of and the most populous census-designated place in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Although Honolulu refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and the county are consolidated, known as the City and County of Honolulu, and the city and...
and is accredited by the
Western Association of Schools and CollegesThe Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin...
. As a community college, Leeward's open admissions policy only requires that a student be 18 years or older or earned a U. S. high school diploma or a GED, General Education Development, certificate.
The campus boasts the sculptures
Among the Ruins by
Satoru AbeSatoru Abe is an American painter and sculptor. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1926. He attended President William McKinley High School, where he took art lessons from Shirley Ximena Hopper Russell...
(born 1926) and
The Cat by
Eli MarozziEli Raphael Marozzi was a sculptor, ceramist, and teacher. He was born in Motegallo, Italy, but came to the United States as a child and grew up in Pennsylvania. He served in the United States military from 1941 to 1943. Marozzi received a bachelor's degree from the University of Washington in...
(1913-1999). In addition to its main campus in Pearl City, Leeward Community College also runs the
Waianae Education Center in Waianae.
Academics
Leeward Community College offers more than 50 degree and certificate programs ranging from career training to liberal arts. Free tutoring, at Leeward CC's Learning Resource Center, and job placement assistance are focused on helping students reach their educational goals. The student faculty ratio is 20 to 1.
Of Leeward students, 64% are majoring in Liberal Arts, pursuing a two-year Associate Degree or preparing to transfer to a four year institution. 29% are Career and Technical Education students, pursuing degrees or certificates in preparation for immediate employment. In addition to a comprehensive liberal arts offering, Leeward offers programs in accounting, business, automotive technology, e-commerce, education, management, culinary arts, digital media, human services, information and computer science and television production.
In December 2007, Governor
Linda LingleLinda Lingle is the current governor of Hawaii. She was sworn in for a second term as Governor on December 4, 2006. Lingle holds a number of distinctions: first Republican elected governor of Hawaii since the departure of William F...
released to Leeward Community College $144,000 for the design and $1,335,000 for the construction of temporary facilities for a nursing program. Construction is scheduled to be completed in September 2008.
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