Windward Community College
Windward Community College (WCC) offers innovative programs in the arts and sciences and opportunities to gain knowledge and understanding of Hawai’i and its unique heritage.
Agripharmatech is a CTE (Career and Technical Education) integrated STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program at WCC. The program offers a 9-credit Certificate of Competence in Plant-Food Production and Technology (CO PFPaT) that focuses on technical education and training for the agribiosciences workforce. The CO PFPaT serves as a pathway for a higher credential certificate, a 30-credit Certificate of Achievement (CA) that includes two specializations: Plant Biotechnology and Ethnopharmacognosy. The CA provides students with basic argibiosciences education and extensive laboratory/field practices that prepare them to transfer to four-year institutions, to enter into a variety of career options and/or to become agribusiness entrepreneurs.
For more information:
Windward Community College
45-720 Keaahala Rd
Kaneohe, HI 96744
Phone: (808)236-9104
Email: hli@hawaii.edu
Co-Principle Investigator
Dr. Hongwei Li
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
Coordinator, Agripharmatech Program
I am an Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Botany, teaching Microbiology, Cell & Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology at Windward Community College. I am also serving as the coordinator of Agripharmatech program, which offers Certificates of Achievement in Plant Biotechnology and Ethnopharmacognosy. In addition to my primary duties in teaching, I utilize my years of skills and experience to engage students in research through established research projects, independent studies, and course-based research topics for further understanding of the scientific method, exploring more career options, and skill development.
