The
University of Hawaii System, formally the
University of Hawaii and popularly known as
UH,
is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers
associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three
university campuses, seven
community college
campuses, an employment training center, three university centers, four
education centers and various other research facilities distributed
across six islands throughout the
state of Hawaii in the
United States. All schools of the University of Hawaii system are accredited by the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The system's main administrative offices are located on the property of the
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in
Honolulu CDP.
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Colleges and universities
The University of Hawaii at Manoa, founded as a land grant college under the terms of the
Morrill Act of 1862
for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts in the United
States, is the flagship institution of the University of Hawaii system.
It is well respected for its programs in Hawaiian/Pacific Studies,
Astronomy, East Asian Languages and Literature, Asian Studies, Comparative Philosophy,
Marine Science, Second Language Studies, along with
Botany,
Engineering,
Ethnomusicology,
Geophysics,
Law,
Linguistics,
Mathematics, and
Medicine. The second-largest institution is the University of Hawaii at Hilo on the
Big Island of Hawaii, with over 3,000 students. The smaller University of Hawaii-West Oahu in
Kapolei
primarily serves students who reside on Honolulu's western and central
suburban communities. The University of Hawaii Community College system
comprises four campuses on Oahu and one each on Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii.
The schools were created to improve accessibility of courses to more
Hawaii residents and provide an affordable means of easing the
transition from high school to college for many students. University of
Hawaii education centers are located in more remote areas of the state,
supporting rural communities via distance education.
Universities
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