Leeward Community College

Leeward Community College
MottoTo Help People Learn
TypePublic community college
Established1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Parent institution
University of Hawaiʻi system
AccreditationACCJC
Academic affiliations
Space-grant
ChancellorCarlos Peñaloza
Academic staff
196 full-time faculty
Undergraduates6,500
Location, ,
United States

21°23′35″N 157°59′02″W / 21.393°N 157.984°W / 21.393; -157.984
Websitewww.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]

  1. ^ "Pearl City CDP, Hawaii Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.
  2. ^ "Eligibility | Leeward Community College".