{"id":25122,"date":"2014-07-14T10:50:44","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T20:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=25122"},"modified":"2021-10-28T16:40:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T02:40:50","slug":"leeward-science-degree-opens-door-to-stem-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/07\/14\/leeward-science-degree-opens-door-to-stem-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeward science degree opens door to <abbr title=\"Science, Technology, Engineering and Math\">STEM<\/abbr> careers, saves money"},"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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NHntot7-1GM\" title=\"Youtube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leeward.hawaii.edu\/\">Leeward Community College<\/a> student <strong>Ashley Sanchez<\/strong> plans to major in oceanography. <\/p>\n<p>Fellow Leeward student <strong>Zach Dweese<\/strong> aspires to be an engineer. <\/p>\n<p>Both are taking advantage of a science program at Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>, where students who earn an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leeward.hawaii.edu\/stem\">associate in science in natural science<\/a>, receive automatic admission to any four-year college in the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> System&#8212;M&#257;noa, Hilo or West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It fits right into what I need to do to in order to finish my bachelor&#8217;s degree, even into the master&#8217;s program,&rdquo; said Sanchez. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I really like the fact you can automatically get into the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eng.hawaii.edu\/\">College of Engineering<\/a> at <abbr>UH<\/abbr>, it&#8217;s really great,&rdquo; said Dweese.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lcc-engineering-pkg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-26072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lcc-engineering-pkg.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lcc-engineering-pkg-260x146.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The program covers all of the basic core requirements in three tracks&#8212;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leeward.hawaii.edu\/engineering-transfer\">engineering<\/a>, physical science and life science.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Once they finished their first two years here, they will be able to go directly into the program without reapplying,&rdquo; explained <strong>Roger Kwok<\/strong>, a Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> assistant professor in chemistry and science. &ldquo;That is a really great benefit.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The degree opens the way to a wide range of possible majors like chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology, pre-medicine, biology, botany, electrical engineering and more. <\/p>\n<p>There are other benefits in addition to a smooth transfer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The reason why I came to Leeward was because I didn&#8217;t want to pay triple the amount for my classes,&rdquo; said Dweese.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&#8217;s a lot cheaper, it is way closer to home,&rdquo; added Sanchez. &ldquo;The staff here, they are amazing and the professors here are brilliant.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Experienced and dedicated, the professors and instructors are able to offer students individual attention.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have much smaller classes,&rdquo; said Kwok. &ldquo;So instead of having a lecture hall filled with 200 students, we actually have maybe 20 students in your class.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Right now, my physics class has maybe less than 10 people and the professor  can be personal with each student,&rdquo; said Dweese. &ldquo;It feels great to have that kind of attention.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There is also a study room, tutors and a lot of peer support for students&#8212;all hallmarks of the <a href=\"http:\/\/uhcc.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is always that support that helps them get through those hurdles and actually move forward together as a group,&rdquo; said Kwok.<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, they leave Leeward prepared.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have always heard back from our students that when they get into the program at <abbr>UH<\/abbr>, they feel like they are basically right there with them and able to compete at a higher level,&rdquo; said Kwok.<\/p>\n<p>Any potential student interested in science should seriously consider Leeward Community College.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For myself, I wasn&#8217;t prepared to start off at a university,&rdquo; explained Sanchez. &ldquo;I know a lot of other students were the same way. 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