  {"id":213406,"date":"2025-04-07T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T18:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=213406"},"modified":"2025-04-07T10:11:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T20:11:32","slug":"lower-tuition-rates-uh-community-college-summer-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/07\/lower-tuition-rates-uh-community-college-summer-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"Lower tuition rates make <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Community College summer classes more affordable"},"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\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/community-colleges-summer-tuition.jpg\" alt=\"Students flashing shaka\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-213410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/community-colleges-summer-tuition.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/community-colleges-summer-tuition-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/community-colleges-summer-tuition-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Registration for summer courses at a lowered tuition rate for <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> residents is open at all seven University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Community Colleges (see below), providing students with an accelerated and cost-effective way to earn credits. <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> residents pay just $131 per credit (normally $248), and can use this opportunity to save money, get ahead academically and explore new classes\u2014all in a shorter time frame.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the standard fall and spring semesters, the summer term at all seven <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges is condensed into two six week sessions or one eight-week session. This allows students to complete courses more quickly while maintaining flexibility in their schedules. Students are encouraged to enroll early as classes fill up quickly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/community-colleges-summer-tuition-graphic-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hello Summer graphic\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-213411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/community-colleges-summer-tuition-graphic-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/community-colleges-summer-tuition-graphic-104x130.jpg 104w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/community-colleges-summer-tuition-graphic.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More details about available courses, start dates, financial aid options and campus resources on campus websites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.hawaii.edu\/summer-programs\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.honolulu.hawaii.edu\/academics\/summer-programs\/\">Honolulu Community College<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/event-directory\/summer-session-2025\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauai.hawaii.edu\/2025-summer-classes\"><span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> Community College<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leeward.hawaii.edu\/summer\">Leeward Community College<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maui.hawaii.edu\/summer-2025\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Maui College<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/summer-session-2025\/\">Windward Community College<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Save money, get ahead<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Cost Savings<\/strong>: With the tuition rate of $131 per credit (reduced from $248 per credit), <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> residents can further their education at a lower cost.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accelerated Learning<\/strong>: The shorter summer sessions provide a fast-paced format to complete courses efficiently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay on Track<\/strong>: Earn additional credits to graduate on time or even ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flexible Scheduling<\/strong>: Choose from a variety of courses that fit summer plans and academic goals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Summer courses at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges provide a valuable opportunity for students to progress toward their degrees at reduced tuition rates,&rdquo; said Della Teraoka, interim vice president of <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges. &ldquo;With shorter sessions and lower costs, it\u2019s a great time to invest in your education.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> residents can save money and earn credits faster with <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges\u2019 summer courses.<\/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":[61,62,63,64,65,71,60,947,66],"class_list":["post-213406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","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\/213406","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=213406"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":213413,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213406\/revisions\/213413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}