HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE D-9

874 Dillingham Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96817-4598
Tel: (808)845-9211; Admissions: (808)845-9129; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.honolulu.hawaii.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of University of Hawaii System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1920. Setting: 20-acre urban campus. Endowment: $472,659. Educational spending 2002-03: $1745 per student. Total enrollment: 4,238. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 23:1. 1,467 applied, 83% were admitted. Full-time: 1,672 students, 41% women, 59% men. Part-time: 2,566 students, 52% women, 48% men. Students come from 36 states and territories, 39 other countries, 0.2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 2% black, 78% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 41% 25 or older, 29% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for international applicants. Options: Common Application, early admission. Entrance: non-competitive. Application deadline: 8/15. Notification: continuous until 8/15. Preference given to state residents.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1350 full-time, $45 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7260 full-time, $242 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $30 full-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Major annual events: Campus Awareness Day, HCC Week. Student services: health clinic. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Honolulu Community College Library with 54,902 books, 65,679 microform titles, 1,280 serials, 858 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $476,757. 120 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: See University of Hawaii - Manoa.