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Motto | To Help People Learn |
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Type | Public community college |
Established | 1968 |
Parent institution | University of Hawaiʻi system |
Accreditation | ACCJC |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
Chancellor | Carlos Peñaloza |
Academic staff | 196 full-time faculty |
Undergraduates | 6,500 |
Location | , , United States 21°23′35″N 157°59′02″W / 21.393°N 157.984°W |
Website | www.leeward.hawaii.edu |
Leeward Community College is a public community college in Pearl City, Hawaiʻi.[1] It is one of 10 campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi system and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. Leeward's open admissions policy, only requires that a student be 18 years or older or earned a U.S. high school diploma or a GED (General Education Development) certificate.[2]
The campus boasts the sculptures Among the Ruins by Satoru Abe (born 1926) and The Cat by Eli Marozzi (1913–1999).[citation needed]