Established 1976 President David Lassner Students 2,344 (Spring 2015) Phone +1 808-689-2800 Graduation rate 34.1% (2014) | Chancellor Doris Ching (Interim) Academic staff 104 Acceptance rate 70.9% (2014) Founded 1976 Colors Black, Red | |
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Type Public, co-ed state university Address 1001 Farrington Hwy, Kapolei, HI 96707, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 6,888 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 18,888 USD (2015) Notable alumni Henry Aquino, Gary Hooser, Cedric Asuega Gates, Stacelynn Eli Similar Leeward Community College, Honolulu Community College, Kapiolani Community College, Windward Community College, University of Hawaii at Manoa Profiles | ||
University of hawaii west oahu aerial tour and more
The University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu (UHWO), is a public university and one of ten branches of the University of Hawaiʻi system. It offers baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts and professional studies. Hawaii–West Oahu opened in January 1976, and since 1981 has been fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Until 2007 the school offered only third- and fourth-year courses, and became a four-year university in that year.
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- University of hawaii west oahu aerial tour and more
- Academics
- Campus overview
- Recognitions awards
- References
A new campus opened in August 2012 for the 2012–2013 school year. The school was formerly near Leeward Community College, and moved just over 5 miles (8.0 km) to the west-southwest, to East Kapolei.
Academics
Bachelor of Arts degrees are offered in accounting, anthropology, emergency management, early childhood education, economics, English, business administration, public administration, Hawaiian-Pacific studies, health administration, history, justice administration, marketing, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology. The university also offers a bachelor of education in primary education and bachelor of applied science degrees in respiratory care, computer networking technology and culinary management. Certificate programs are offered in forensic anthropology, disaster preparedness & emergency management, health administration and substance abuse & addictions studies. The university offers baccalaureate degrees through distance learning programs in collaboration with University and Education Centers located on every Hawaiian island.
Campus overview
The student to faculty ratio is 24:1.
The tuition is among the lowest university tuition in the nation. The campus houses 1140 undergraduate students, consisting of 72.2% of women and 27.8% of men.
Recognitions & awards
The University of Hawaii–West Oahu was included on the 2010 List of Military Friendly Schools.
In 2009 the school was awarded a federal grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to create a recovery center and service learning programs in the Leeward community of Waiʻanae.
In the same year UHWO faculty received a grant from the National Park Service to conduct research on the World War II-era Honouliuli internment site in west Oʻahu.