About Kauaʻi CC & the University of Hawaiʻi System

Kaua‘i Community College

Kaua‘i Community College, founded in 1965, provides two-year college transfer and general education programs, career and technical education, continuing education, community service, and other programs and services appropriate for the residents of Kaua‘i. The College serves more than 2,000 students and community members through its credit and non-credit course offerings, and also provides outreach support to baccalaureate and graduate level degree programs via distance learning courses offered by UH-West O‘ahu, UH Hilo, and UH Mānoa via its University Center. Approximately 200 faculty and staff persons are employed at Kaua‘i Community College.

The college awards degrees and certificates in Associate of Arts (AA) in Liberal Arts; Associate of Science (AS); Associate of Applied Science (AAS); Certificate of Achievement (CA); Certificate of Competence (CO); and Academic Subject Certificates.

Access Kauaʻi Community College's Organizational Chart to better understand how the college is organized.

The University of Hawaiʻi System

The University of Hawai‘i is one of 18 departments in State government. It has evolved since its inception in 1907 into a multi-institution system comprised of a major research university (UH Mānoa), a four-year campus (UH Hilo), an upper-division college (UH-West O‘ahu), and the Community College system comprised of seven community colleges (Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Kapi‘olani, Kaua‘i, Leeward, Maui, and Windward). It also has University Centers (Kaua‘i, Maui, and West Hawai‘i), Education Centers (Hāna, Lāna‘i, Moloka‘i, North Hawai‘i, Wai‘anae and West Maui), and the Employment Training Center at Windward Community College, a vocational training program for at-risk individuals. All campuses are governed by the Board of Regents (BOR). The BOR appoints the President for the 10-campus system and a chancellor for each campus.