{"id":39070,"date":"2015-10-05T11:12:20","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T21:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=39070"},"modified":"2021-07-19T16:00:52","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T02:00:52","slug":"hawaii-community-college-celebrating-75-years-of-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/10\/05\/hawaii-community-college-celebrating-75-years-of-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College celebrating 75 years of excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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A group of young men enrolled in then Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Technical School’s electric shop class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College<\/a> is celebrating its 75th anniversary during academic year 2015–2016.<\/p>\n

The Territorial Legislature established the college in 1941 as the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Vocational School. The college began with five trades programs—automotive mechanics, carpentry, apparel trades, machine shop and sheet metal and welding. There were 183 students enrolled the first year.<\/p>\n

Currently, there are more than 3,000 students enrolled in 26 programs, and the college opened a new branch campus in Kona this fall called Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College–Pālamanui.<\/p>\n

“Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College is proud to have been a part of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island community for the past 75 years,” said Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr> Chancellor Noreen Yamane<\/strong><\/a>. “During this time the college has continually evolved to meet the needs of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island residents and employers. What has remained constant during these 75 years is our commitment to providing accessible, high-quality education that gives Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island residents the opportunity to improve their lives and pursue their dreams.”<\/p>\n