Leeward Community College

Location and Contact Information

96-045 Ala Ike
Pearl City, HI 96782-3393
USA
Main Tel: (808) 455-0011
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Leeward Community College is a co-educational, public, community college located in Pearl City, Hawaii. It was established in 1968. The main campus of the college stretches over 49 acres. It offers admission to more than 5,500 students annually. Apart from its physical campus, the college also offers online courses that serve thousands of students from all around the world.

The academic departments at LCC are:

  • Information & Computer Science
  • Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences
  • Plant Molecular Physiology

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in liberal arts and media.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Large number of students.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • ROTC.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Leeward Community College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Kapiolani Community CollegeHonolulu, HI8,221
2Mountain View CollegeDallas, TX7,126
3Wayne County Community College DistrictDetroit, MI21,540
4Metropolitan Community College-LongviewLees Summit, MO5,848
5Metropolitan Community College-Maple WoodsKansas City, MO4,549
6Windward Community CollegeKaneohe, HI1,959
7CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, NY5,532
8CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, NY9,117
9United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, MD4,488
10Pasadena City CollegePasadena, CA26,713

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate46510
1-2 year certificate385

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  102
Without tenure; working toward tenure  46
Without tenure; tenure not available  5

Students

Student enrollment was 6,771 in 2009-2010 (3,970 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 71% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (27 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (15 awarded)

  • Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (20 awarded)

  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

LIBERAL ARTS (368 awarded)

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (19 awarded)

  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (30 awarded)

  • Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  • Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (18 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

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