University Of Hawaii–West Oahu - Uh Manoa Distance Learning

The University of HawaiÊ»iâ€"West OÊ»ahu (UHWO), is a public university and one of ten branches of the University of HawaiÊ»i system. It offers baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts and professional studies. Hawaiiâ€"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.

A new campus opened in August 2012 for the 2012â€"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

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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

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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 and awards

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The University of Hawaiiâ€"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.

References

Photos | University Center Maui. Source : uctrmaui.hawaii.edu

External links

Academic Resources | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Source : manoa.hawaii.edu

• Media related to University of Hawaiiâ€"West Oahu at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

Photos | University Center Maui. Source : uctrmaui.hawaii.edu