Windward Community College: Narrative Description

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WINDWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE D-9

45-720 Keaahala Rd.
Kaneohe, HI 96744-3528
Tel: (808)235-7400; Admissions: (808)235-7400; Web Site: http://www.wcc.hawaii.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of University of Hawaii System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1972. Setting: 78-acre small town campus with easy access to Honolulu. Total enrollment: 1,873. 6% from out-of-state, 32% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Option: early admission. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 8/1. Preference given to state residents.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. State resident tuition: $1128 full-time, $47 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5808 full-time, $242 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $40 full-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 5 open to all. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. College housing not available. 70 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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