First Year Experience
Providing students with the support and resources needed to successfully navigate their transition from high school to college.
First Year Experience
Providing students with the support and resources needed to successfully navigate their transition from high school to college.
Are you in need of financial support for college? The friendly staff and counselors can assist you with most of your financial assistance so that you can attend college and earn your degree.
Apply early as most funds are limited. Due to the increasing number of applicants, priority will be given to files completed by April 1st for Fall and October 1st for Spring to ensure that you will receive an award offer prior to the tuition deadlines. Your application will be considered complete when all requested documents are submitted to the Honolulu Community College (HCC) Financial Aid Office.
Building 6, 1st Floor
Phone: (808) 845-9116
http://www2.honolulu.hawaii.edu/?q=node/15
Textbooks, UH or HCC merchandises, drinks, snacks, and school supplies! The bookstore has all the materials to help you prepare for school.
| HCC Bookstore Hours |
|---|
| Monday - Friday - 8:00 am - 3:30 pm |
| Saturdays - Closed |
| Sundays & Holidays - Closed |
Bldg 2 Ground Floor
Phone: (808) 845-9105
http://www.bookstore.hawaii.edu/HCC/SiteText.aspx?id=1826
The friendly staff at the Records Office can assist you with the following:
Transcript Request and Evaluation
Change of Address and Name
Grades
Graduation Application
Registration
Access to Educational Records and Third Party consent form
Waiver of Degree Residency Requirement
VA information
Forms are available to download. To access the forms, go to the website below.
Building 6, 1st Floor
Phone: (808) 845-9120
Fax: (808) 847-9872
http://www2.honolulu.hawaii.edu/?q=node/32
The College Skills Center provides drop in tutoring for Math, English, and writing. The Testing Center and Student ACCESS (accommodations for students with disabilities) can also be found in the College Skills Center.
Building 7, Room 313
Drop In Tutoring:
English/Writing
Monday - Thursday: 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Mathematics
Monday - Thursday: 12:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Contact: Charles Miller
Email: mailto:chmiller@hcc.hawaii.edu
Phone: 844-2396
Testing Center:
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Contact Hanwell Kaakimaka
Email: mailto:chmiller@hcc.hawaii.edu
Phone: 845-9130
Student ACCESS:
Contact: Wayne Sunahara
Email: waynes@hcc.hawaii.edu
Phone: 845-9272
Some of the services offered at the Health Office include:
Limited Nursing Care (no Physician on staff)
Health Screening for height, weight, blood pressure
Health Educational Brochures on Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking, and more
University Endorsed
http://www2.honolulu.hawaii.edu/?q=node/97
Medical Insurance Brochures
First Aid Care
http://www2.honolulu.hawaii.edu/?q=node/95
First Aid Kit Refills for On-Campus Kits
CPR and First Aid Training for HCC Faculty, Staff and Students
Campus Emergency Planning
Open weekdays (except holidays) 8am to 4pm
http://www2.honolulu.hawaii.edu/map/index.html
Building 2, Room 108A
Phone: 845-9282
http://www2.honolulu.hawaii.edu/?q=node/16
The Native Hawaiian Center is committed to actively preserve and perpetuate Hawaiian culture and values. Through an array of comprehensive services, we strengthen the college's educational programs and enable students of Hawaiian ancestry to succeed in their academic, career and individual endeavors.
Services include:
Academic Advising
Computer Lab
Financial Aid Assistance
Halau 'Ike
Malama 'Aina Days
Peer Mentoring
Tech Tools for Students
All services are open to all Honolulu Community College students
Center Hours:
Mon. - Thurs.: 8:00am-5:00pm
Fri: 9am-3pm
Computer Lab Hours:
Mon.-Thurs: 8:00am-5:00pm
Fri: 9am-3pm
Contact:
Leon Florendo
Phone: 847-9805
Email: leonflor@hawaii.edu
Career and Employment Center
The Career and Employment Center provides students and alumni with opportunities to locate employment both on and off campus. Eligible students may access job referral information through the HYPERLINK "https://sece.its.hawaii.edu/sece/" University of Hawaii Student Employment and Cooperative Education (SECE) website.
Building 6 - 104
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 7:45 AM - 4:30 PM
Phone: 845-9204
Fax: 845-9122
E-mail: leonflor@hawaii.edu
SECE website: https://sece.its.hawaii.edu/sece/
Silvan Chung, Career Counselor
Carol Kagimoto, Job Placement Coordinator
Location: Bldg. 6, room 104
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 7:45am - 4:30pm
Phone: 845-9204
Email: hocec@hawaii.edu
Website: www2.honolulu.hawaii.edu/?q=node/183
Location: Bldg. 6
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Phone: 845-9102
Beverly Chang
Location: Bldg. 2, room 212
Phone: 845-9466
Website: www2.honolulu.hawaii.edu/?q=node/267
The Student Computer Lab (SCL) is a computer study hall that is open to all students who have a current student ID.
All may come to the SCL for a quiet, safe and assisted environment for class assignments and school related work.
Location: Bldg. 2, room 405
Hours of Operation: Monday through Thursday: 7:30AM to 7:30PM
Friday: 7:30AM to 4:00PM
Saturdays: 8:30AM to 12:00PM
Phone: 845-9293
Website: itc.honolulu.hawaii.edu/?q=node/3
Irene Mesina, Head Librarian
Location: Bldg 7, 1st floor
Hours: M - Th: 8:00AM - 7:00PM, Fri: 8:00AM - 3:00PM, Sat: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Summer Hours of Operation: Mon - Fri: 8:00AM - 3:00PM
Phone: 845-9221
honolulu.hawaii.edu/library
A Student Support Services Program (SSS)
Jolene Suda, Director
Bldg. 5, room 107B
Hours: M - Th: 8:00AM - 5:00PM, Fri: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Phone: 844-2386
honolulu.hawaii.edu/pride
This section offers a range of resources to support students in their academic and co-curricular pursuits. Explore this Web site to pursue your interests and learn more about what's available to you. This section is dedicated to resources which support student success.
This web page on study skills, and what some may refer to as study tips, is designed to help you improve your learning and understanding, and ultimately your grades.
www.adprima.com/studyout.htm
A free one-stop educational resource. Get helpful online tutorial and instructional assistance in Math, Psychology, History, etc...
www.hippocampus.org
Based on psychologist Carl Jung and Isabel Myers-Briggs Typological Approach to Personality.
www.humanmetrics.com
Developed in the late 1980s by Dr. Neil Fleming, the inventory, which is a mnemonic for Visual, Auditory, Reading/Writing, and Kinesthetic. What type of learner are you?
www.vark-learn.com
True Colors is a simple personality inventory founded by Don Lowry in 1978. Carolyn Kalil who authored "Follow Your True Color To The Work You Love" developed an online True Color quiz.
www.truecolorscareer.com
The award-winning Purdue Writing Lab offers over 200 free resources for students and instructors to choose from.
owl.english.purdue.edu
OpenEducation.net is a site dedicated to tracking the changes occurring in education today. At OpenEducation.net, readers will be exposed to both an objective and subjective look at the many issues facing the profession today.
www.openeducation.net
A public service helping learners to succeed since 1996.
www.studygs.net