Windward Community College: At a Glance
The lush serenity at the base of Oʻahu’s Koʻolau mountains in Kāneʻohe provides a backdrop for Windward Community College’s supportive education in visual and performing arts, veterinary technology, natural and environmental sciences, Hawaiian studies and exploratory programs in marine and aerospace fields.
Areas of Excellence
Education
Windward Community College provides a nurturing environment in which to pursue liberal arts, science and vocational studies. Many students transfer to 4-year institutions, with honors.
Setting
Nature meets tech at this lush, green campus, where modern facilities like the new Library Learning Commons, Palikū Theatre and Hōkūlani Imaginarium make use of the latest equipment in education technology.
Hands On
In field expeditions and in the labs, students receive “high-tech, high touch” skills training in geology, biotechnology, veterinary technology, Hawaiian studies, pre-nursing and pre-engineering.
Creative Culture
Unique among Windward’s Outreach programs, the Hawaiʻi Music Institute features local entertainers and industry professionals sharing their knowledge about music and the business of music.
Fast Facts about Windward Community College
Degrees & Certificates Offered
Undergraduate Students
Full-time Students
Part-time Students
Pell Grant Recipients*
Windward Community College News
- Embracing opportunity: Windward CC alumna’s journey from incarceration to graduation
- Image of the Week: Got rice?
- Kapiʻolani CC grad: ‘Where you start does not determine where you can go’
- Senior Bash connects Koʻolau high school students to Windward CC
- UH spring 2026 commencement schedule
- One platform, better access: UH moves all online instruction to Lamakū
- Image of the Week: Everybody chill
- Hawaiian Word of the Week: Maui Komohana
- Microsoft expert encourages ‘teach me, don’t tell me’ approach to AI
- UH Community College student marketers steal the spotlight in epic collab
Featured video: Windward CC campus news and events
45-720 Keaʻahala Road
Kāneʻohe, HI 96744
(808) 235-7400
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