{"id":151271,"date":"2021-11-03T11:42:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T21:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=151271"},"modified":"2021-11-03T11:48:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T21:48:13","slug":"computer-science-opportunities-for-native-hawaiian-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/11\/03\/computer-science-opportunities-for-native-hawaiian-students\/","title":{"rendered":"$1.5<abbr>M<\/abbr> expands computer science opportunities for Native Hawaiian students"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/winddward-computer-science-cybersecurity.jpg\" alt=\"woman looking at a computer\" width=\"300\" height=\"387\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-151275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/winddward-computer-science-cybersecurity.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/winddward-computer-science-cybersecurity-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/winddward-computer-science-cybersecurity-101x130.jpg 101w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An almost $1.5-million, five-year grant is expanding computer science opportunities for qualified <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/\">Windward Community College<\/a> students to obtain recognized postsecondary credentials and hands-on learning in their pursuit of computer science or cybersecurity careers.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning in spring 2022, Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/programs-of-study\/career-and-technical-education\/ao-kahi\/\"><span aria-label=\"Ao\">&#699;Ao<\/span> Kahi<\/a> project will provide scholarships and other support for Native Hawaiian students who register for computer science classes, or who commit to attain the <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/programs-of-study\/cybersecurity\/\">Certificate of Competence in Information Security<\/a>, provided they also participate in required project activities (such as feedback and career readiness training). <span aria-label=\"Ao\">&#699;Ao<\/span> Kahi is a Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education project sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alulike.org\/\">ALU LIKE, Inc.<\/a> and funded through the U.S. Department of Education.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <em><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> stories:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/08\/09\/cybersecurity-native-hawaiian-serving-program\/\">Cybersecurity certifications spurred through Native Hawaiian-serving program<\/a>, August 9, 2021<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/20\/cybersecurity-internships-native-hawaiian-students\/\">Paid cybersecurity internships for Native Hawaiian students at Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/a>, July 20, 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&ldquo;The <span aria-label=\"Ao\">&#699;Ao<\/span> Kahi project is a great option for Native Hawaiian students interested in any major, since computer skills are valuable personally and professionally,&rdquo; said <strong>Jodie Yim<\/strong>, <span aria-label=\"Ao\">&#699;Ao<\/span> Kahi project coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next five years, the <span aria-label=\"Ao\">&#699;Ao<\/span> Kahi project will provide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Computer science students: textbooks and digital access to learning platforms, career readiness support, a 40-hour paid internship and professional development.<\/li>\n<li>Cybersecurity students: tuition to complete the Certificate of Competence in Information Security. The 12-credit certificate includes classes in networking, computer security, ethical hacking and computer forensics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Salaries for computer specialists with a Certificate of Competence, Information Security, Network&#43; or Security&#43; professional certifications range from $34,000 to $100,000. Two- and four-year computer science degree holders can earn between $55,000 and up to $170,000, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/careerexplorer.hawaii.edu\/pathways\/career_pathways.php\">Hawaii Career Explorer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We encourage students to follow their passion with a career pathway, leading to a certificate and\/or degree, and ultimately employment in high-skill, high-wage and in-demand computer industry jobs,&rdquo; Yim said.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, email Yim at <a href=\"mailto:wccCyber@hawaii.edu\">wccCyber@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scholarships are available to complete cybersecurity certifications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[541,749,71,66],"class_list":["post-151271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-computer-science","tag-cybersecurity","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151271"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151276,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151271\/revisions\/151276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}