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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Community College (Hawaii CC) is pleased to announce a series of free workshops that are available to the public on Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24 in Kealakekua and Hilo. The workshops will provide new skills for those who work in education, workforce development and service-oriented organizations. Participants will gain a […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Community College (Hawaii CC) is offering a free workshop that is designed to help those who work in education, workforce development, and service-oriented organizations — as well as parents and guardians — become better coaches for their students and clients. Called “Student Success Coaching – What You Need to Know,” the one-day, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) has committed $12,000 a year for five years to a new workforce development program at Hawaii Community College (HCC). The Process Technology and Industrial Maintenance (PTIM) program will address needed skills and knowledge gaps on Hawaii Island. HCC’s program will be based on the highly successful PTIM curriculum at […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii residents who want to quickly gain specialized education and increase their employability are invited to attend one of several informational events Hawaii Community College (Hawaii CC) will host in October. The events will highlight Hawaii CC’s new online, accelerated certificate programs designed to increase students’ skills while accommodating their schedules and locations. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Community College (Hawaii CC) is offering a new course this fall in West Hawaii that prepares students to become Certified Nurses’ Aides (CNA) in just two months. Students who successfully complete the course will be ready to the take the certification test that will allow them to become a CNA. “With tuition […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Community College has announced it will offer the popular “Business Plan Development Training for Farmers” course in Hilo and Pahoa. This 84-hour course provides a comprehensive program discussing agriculture business plan development and how to succeed as a farmer on Hawaii Island. The course encompasses 21 hands-on lectures and useful business planning […]

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Beginning this August, Hawai‘i Community College (Hawai‘i CC) will offer a new set of accelerated, online, for-credit classes that will lead to credential certificates. Students will be able to study a variety of topics, including Business Foundations, Retail Foundations, Business Essentials, Entrepreneurship, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

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MEDIA RELEASE Beginning this August, Hawaii Community College (Hawaii CC) will offer a new set of accelerated, online, for-credit classes that will lead to credential certificates. Students will be able to study a variety of topics, including Business Foundations, Retail Foundations, Business Essentials, Entrepreneurship, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Classes are accelerated eight-week sessions that […]

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At the start of the fall semester last year, a group of students in the Hawai‘i Community College Agriculture Program set an ambitious goal: donate 1,000 pounds of vegetables to the local Food Basket in Hilo.

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MEDIA RELEASE The 16th Annual Hilo Culinary Classic is set for 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, April 4 and it promises to be the largest display of culinary technical skill, creativity and knowledge since the Hawaii Community College Culinary Arts Program began the food competition 16 years ago. Entries created by second-year Culinary Arts students from […]

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Hawai‘i Community College (Hawai‘i CC) student Edward Bufil has been named the 2014 Coca-Cola New Century Scholar for the state of Hawai‘i. Bufil was one of 51 community college students from the United States, Canada and American Samoa to receive the award from a pool of more than 1,700 nominees.

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Community College hosts the “HawCC Ohana Scholarship Night” 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the Manono Campus Cafeteria in Hilo. The event is an opportunity for current students, prospective students and parents to learn about the scholarships and financial aid available to help pay Hawaii CC tuition starting in the fall of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Community College Chancellor Noreen Yamane has announced two finalists for the director position, UH Center West Hawaii. They are Dr. Craig Lewis and Dr. Kenneth “Marty” Fletcher. To accommodate the working community, open forum meetings at the West Hawaii and East Hawaii campuses are as follows: * Monday, Nov. 25 – Dr. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Community College and the state Department of Transportation celebrated the completion of a new motorcycle training range Oct. 29. “Since 2007, Hawaii Island has been without a state-authorized facility for motorcycle training classes, prompting some people to fly to Oahu to take courses,” said Deborah Shigehara, the Interim Director of Hawaii CC’s […]

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