Academics

Program Description

Students have the convenience of registering for UH Mānoa Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) and Air Force ROTC classes through Honolulu Community College. 100 and 200 level courses are available.

ROTC is an elective curriculum taken along with required college classes and students receive classroom instruction and field training to conduct missions as an Officer. ROTC offers many different scholarship opportunities for students.

Army ROTC: 956-7744, www.hawaii.edu/armyrotc

A Learning Community (LC) is the linking of two or more courses to encourage collaborative learning. Students and faculty become an ‘ohana that work closely together to foster a deeper mutual understanding of course content, and create an enhanced classroom learning environment that is more engaging academically and socially.

Coordinator: Norman Takeya, 844-2376, ntakeya@hawaii.edu

Program Description

The Construction Management program is designed to prepare students for immediate employment as quantity surveyors, estimators, coordinators, project engineers, and supervisors. The program intends to provide well rounded individuals with skills in AutoCAD, Primavera, and other industry standard software.

Coordinator: Kenton Short (368-5368, kentons@hawaii.edu)

The Community College system in partnership with participating Department of Education high schools statewide on the islands of O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, Maui, Lana’i, Moloka’i and Hawai‘i comprise the Construction Academy. Its mission is to prepare high school students with the technical, academic, and employability skills necessary to pursue a career in the construction industry through promoting employability in the building and construction field.

Asian Studies

Honolulu Community College offers students the opportunity to study the language, culture, history, politics, economics, and religion of Asia in an interdisciplinary program leading to an Academic Subject Certificate in Asian Studies. This academic credential is designed to provide students with an extension of the AA degree and when included on student transcripts, can be the first step toward employment in a variety of professional and academic fields related directly or indirectly to Asia.

Coordinator: Adrienne Kamaura (845-9451, kamaura@hawaii.edu)

Instructors: Walter Chun, Keiko Nakajo, Billie Piianaia, Myron Yamashiro, Edward Yonemoto, Marion Yuen

ICE non-credit courses at two different levels are designed to help resident immigrants improve their language skills for college and/or work. Instruction in reading/vocabulary, writing/grammar, and listening/speaking is provided 15 hours weekly for 7 weeks.

Fall 2013 Non-Credit ESL/ICE Schedule (August 26 - October 16)

Summer 2013 Non-Credit ESL/ICE Schedule (May 20 - June 28)

The Early Childhood option includes a non-credit program, PACE (Professional and Career Education for Early Childhood). PACE Workshops are geared to meet training and enrichment needs of early childhood practitioners on Oahu. Four core introductory courses (ED 105, ED 110, ED 131 & ED 140) and one elective (ED 152) from HCC's Early Childhood Education program are offered in a non-credit workshop format of sixteen 3-hour class sessions each. The workshops can be taken in any order.