Gainful Employment Disclosure
Honolulu Community College is opting for early implementation of the rescission of the Gainful Employment Rule. Let this serve as documentation of our intent to implement the rescission of the regulations early from here forward. Per the announcement, Honolulu Community College will not be required to report GE data for the 2018-2019 award year or to comply with the current requirements in 34 CFR 668.412 (d) and (e) that require institutions to include the disclosure template, or a link thereto, in their GE program promotional materials and directly distribute the disclosure template to prospective students.
Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement #123 – Gainful Employment Reporting for 2018–19
Availability of Employees for Information Dissemination
The following Honolulu Community College personnel are available to provide information in their respective area upon request:
Academic Affairs – Susan Nishida, susansyn@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9136
Administrative Affairs – Derek Inafuku, dinafuku@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9123
Bookstore – hccbooks@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9105
Campus Security – Theresa Deamicis, deamicis@hawaii.edu, (808) 271-4836
Cashier – Cindy Yang, cyyang@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9140
Chancellor – Karen Lee, karenlee@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9225
Counseling – Drake Zintgraff, honcouns@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9162
Disability ACCESS – Rovelyn Gapusan-Young, rhermoso@hawaii.edu, (808) 844-9272
Financial Aid – honccfao@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9116
Institutional Assessment – Chiara Logli, logli@hawaii.edu, (808) 844-2317
Marketing – Iris Greges, igreges@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9429
Registrar/Admissions & Records – Jennifer Naguwa, honrec@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9119
Student Services – Lara Sugimoto, larahs@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9235
Veterans Services – Jeremy Rountree, jeremyro@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9833
Academic Probation Policy
Contact: Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Susan Nishida, susansyn@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9136
A cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 is required to remain on satisfactory academic progress at Honolulu Community College. The Honolulu Community College Academic Probation Policy is available on page 64 in the 2024-2025 College Catalog (PDF).
Accreditation and Licensing
Contact: Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Susan Nishida, susansyn@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9136
Honolulu Community College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 10 Commercial Boulevard, Suite 204, Novato, CA 94949, (415) 506-0234, accjc@accjc.org. The ACCJC is an institutional accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education (USDE).
Honolulu Community College Accreditation
Alcohol & Drug Free Campus Policy
Contact: Office of the Chancellor, Lara Kong, larak@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9226
University of Hawai‘i schools recognizes dependency on alcohol and other drugs as a treatable condition and as a complex problem that is not easily resolved by personal effort. It has established a substance abuse awareness program for the purpose of informing employees about the dangers of substance abuse as well as the penalties that may be imposed for substance abuse violations and available counseling, treatment, assistance, and rehabilitation programs. Employees, including student employees, are encouraged to seek assistance, as appropriate, from available support programs.
Drug-Free and Alcohol-Free Workplace Notice
Bookstore
Contact: Bookstore, hccbooks@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9105
The Honolulu Community College Bookstore provides students with textbooks, workbooks, and a variety of school supplies and Honolulu Community College logo items. The Bookstore also provides services such as a Textbook Price Comparison Tool, a Textbook Rental Program, and a Textbook Buyback Service.
Campus Annual Security Report
Contact: Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services, Derek Inafuku, dinafuku@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9123
Honolulu Community College is committed to providing a safe and secure campus environment for students, faculty, staff, and guests. This page responds to the needs of the campus community and to the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990.
Honolulu Community College 2021 Annual Security Report
Code of Conduct for Educational Loans
Contact: Financial Aid Office, honccfao@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9116
The Honolulu Community College Financial Aid Office is expected to maintain exemplary standards of professional conduct in carrying out all aspects of its responsibilities and must avoid any conflicts of interests with respect to federal and private education loans. The college’s Code of Conduct for Educational Loans is available at the Financial Aid Office and on our Loans page.
Honolulu Community College does not partner with lenders. The college processes all federal student loans via the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.
College Credit Equivalency
Contact: Drake Zintgraff, honcouns@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9162
Honolulu Community College recognizes that there are experiences outside of the college classroom that can provide College-level competency. Students with such life experiences may choose to validate their expertise through several evaluation procedures. Students should be aware, however, that transfer credits awarded by Honolulu Community College may be reevaluated and not necessarily accepted by another institution when transferring.
For more information, see section on College Credit Equivalency on page 60 in the 2022-2023 College Catalog.
Constitution Day
Constitution Day commemorates the day the U.S. Constitution was signed – September 17, 1787. Each year educational institutions receiving federal funding are required to host educational programming for their students focused on the U.S. Constitution.
In accordance with federal law, UH Maui College, as an educational institution receiving Federal funding, holds an educational program about the United States Constitution on September 17 of each year for its students.
Office of the Vice President for Academic Strategy Constitution Day
Cost of Attendance
Contact: Business Office, Cindy Yang, cyyang@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9140
The average Cost of Attendance is compilation of standard expenses used to determine financial aid eligibility. Each year may change depending on the costs of items/services.
Disability Services (Student ACCESS)
Contact: Rovelyn Gapusan-Young, rhermoso@hawaii.edu, (808) 844-9272
Student ACCESS is committed to ensuring equal access to Honolulu Community College facilities, programs, activities, and services by students with disabilities. Its goals are:
- To provide reasonable accommodations to qualified students.
- To promote an informed and hospitable learning community.
- To advocate for campus-wide ADA/Section 504 compliance.
Honolulu Community College Student ACCESS
Educational Loans
Cohort Default Rate
Each year the U.S. Department of Education publishes cohort default rates based on the percentage of student borrowers who enter repayment on certain federal student loans during a federal fiscal year (October 1 to September 30) and default prior to the end of the next fiscal year.
The most current official cohort default rate for Honolulu Community College is 0.0 percent and the national cohort default rate is 0.0 percent. The percentage of students who borrow loans at Honolulu Community College is 4 percent.
The FY 2021 cohort default rates are impacted by the pause on federal student loan payments that began March 13, 2020, and ended on September 30, 2023. During the pause, borrowers with ED-held student loans were not required to make any payments, and no borrowers with ED-held loans entered default.
For more information about Honolulu Community College’s student loans, including its Cohort Default Rate, visit the College Navigator website.
Emergency Notification System
Contact: Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services, Derek Inafuku, dinafuku@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9123
UH Alert is a comprehensive system of emergency messaging to inform the campus community of an immediate threat to the safety and security of UH students or employees, including campus closures. You must register for the service to receive alerts via email and/or SMS/text messaging. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to sign up online. Message and data rates may apply.
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Contact: Registrar, Jennifer Naguwa, honrec@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9119
In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (FERPA), Honolulu Community College students have the right to inspect and review their official education records and request the amendment of their education records. Students also have the right to provide written consent before Honolulu Community College discloses personally identifiable information from the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. Students seeking to inspect their record(s) should submit a written request to the Honolulu Community College Registrar.
Financial Aid
Contact: Financial Aid Office, honccfao@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9116
Federal Regulations require that Honolulu Community College make available to prospective and enrolled students information regarding:
- All the need-based and non-need-based federal, state, local, private and institutional student financial assistance programs available to students who enroll at the school. Terms and conditions of Title IV, HEA loans. View the Paying for College section of our site for more information.
- Procedures and information on how to apply for financial aid. View how to apply for more information.
- Methods and disbursements of aid. View Disbursements for more information.
- Rights and responsibilities of students receiving Title IV, HEA student financial aid, including criteria for continued student eligibility and standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress. View UHCC Satisfactory Academic Policy (PDF) for more information.
- Procedures and forms by which students apply for assistance. View forms for more information.
- General conditions and terms applicable to employment provided as part of a financial aid. View SECE for more information.
- The exit counseling information Honolulu Community College provides and collects.
- Financial Aid Common Questions
- Honolulu Community College does not have an approved Study Abroad Program that may be considered for enrollment at the home school for purposes of applying for federal student financial aid.
- The Honolulu Community College Financial Aid Office provides support with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and other financial aid processes and assists with scholarship information and applications. For more information concerning Financial Aid and other Financial Aid resources, visit the Honolulu Community College Financial Aid page.
The Honolulu Financial Aid Office is expected to maintain exemplary standards of professional conduct in carrying out all aspects of its responsibilities and must avoid any conflicts of interests with respect to federal and private education loans. As members of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), the Honolulu Community College Financial Aid Office is also bound by the NASFAA Code of Conduct.
Honolulu Community College does not partner with lenders. Honolulu Community College processes all federal student loans via the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.
For Federal Financial Aid purposes, students must meet Financial Aid eligibility and standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress.
University of Hawaii Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy (PDF)
Graduation and Persistence Rates
Contact: Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Susan Nishida, susansyn@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9187
Graduation and Persistence Rates are reported annually by the UH Office of Institutional Research and provided in compliance with the Student Right-to-Know (SRTK) Act, Public Law 101-542.
Net Price Calculator
Contact: Financial Aid Office, honccfao@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9116
In accordance with federal law, Honolulu Community College provides a Honolulu Community College Net Price Calculator, the purpose of which is to help estimate the net price of the institution for a student. The estimate is based on the amount full-time, first year undergraduate students paid to attend UH Honolulu Community College in the prior year, and is calculated by subtracting the average need-based and merit-based grant aid from the institution’s cost of attendance.
Network Security
Contact: IT Manager, Kenneth Hensarling, khens@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9281
Honolulu Community College, in partnership with UH Information Technology Services (ITS), provides software, services, and technical support to protect the UH community against computer viruses and security threats.
Users of University information technology resources should always engage in responsible computing and network practices. All users must respect property, security mechanisms, right to privacy, and freedom from intimidation, harassment, and annoyance in accordance with all University policies and procedures.
Use of all University of Hawai‘i information Technology Resources are governed by UH Executive Policy EP2.210: Use and Management of Information Technology Resources. Continued use of a UH Username and University Information Technology Resources indicates acceptance of, and agreement to, Executive Policy EP2.210.
The University defines and provides access to institutional computers, information systems and networks as a privilege rather than as a right. Reliable and safe access to the University’s information resources requires that users accept their responsibility to behave in ways that protect the community and preserve their own access.
Nondiscrimination Statement
Contact: Title IX Coordinator, Leslie Cabingabang, lcabinga@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9174
It is the policy of the University to provide equity of opportunity in higher education, both in the educational mission and as an employer. The University is committed to comply with all State and Federal statutes, rules, and regulations that prohibit discrimination.
Executive Policy EP1.202 – University Statement of Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity
Registrar/Admissions & Records
The Honolulu Community College Admissions and Records Office is expected to maintain exemplary standards of professional conduct in carrying out all aspects of its responsibilities by adhering to the Code of Conduct (PDF).
Return of Title IV Funds Policy
Contact: Financial Aid Office, honccfao@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9116
In accordance with the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and applicable federal regulations, Honolulu Community College has published a “Return of Title IV Funds Handout”, which outlines Honolulu Community College’s policy for the return of Title IV aid. When a student who receives Title IV financial aid (consisting of federal grants and/or loans) withdraws from courses during the semester, fails to earn a passing grade in any course during the semester, or stops attending before completing the semester, the student may be required to pay back a portion, or all, of the financial aid.
Students who receive Title IV financial aid and are contemplating not completing a semester should contact the Financial Aid Office to discuss the effects of not completing their classes.
View Return of Title IV Funds and Withdrawal Policy
Safe Zone Program
Contact: Honolulu Community College Commissioner, Nicole Mitani, niwasaki@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9137
The University of Hawai‘i system, along with Honolulu Community College is committed to building a community that supports and advocates for all Students, Staff and Faculty. We welcome all members of our campus community to our campuses: transgender, māhū and people of all gender identities.
All members of our campus community deserve a work and educational environment free from harassment or bullying based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
Sexual Discrimination and Gender-Based Violence
Contact: Title IX Coordinator, Leslie Cabingabang, lcabinga@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9174
Honolulu Community College is committed to maintaining and promoting a safe and respectful campus environment that is free from sex discrimination and gender-based violence. This includes:
- Sex Discrimination;
- Sexual Harassment;
- Gender-based harassment, including harassment based on actual or perceived sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression;
- Sexual Exploitation;
- Sexual Assault;
- Domestic Violence;
- Dating Violence; and
- Stalking
Interim Executive Policy EP1.204 – Policy on Title IX Sexual Harassment
Smoke-Free Campus Policy
Contact: Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services, Derek Inafuku, dinafuku@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9123
All University of Hawai‘i campuses, including Honolulu Community College and its Outreach Centers, are tobacco-free, joining more than 2,000 U.S. universities and colleges in an effort to provide a healthy environment for all students, faculty, and staff. State law prohibits the use of tobacco products on all 10 UH campuses and University-owned facilities. Tobacco products include, but are not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipes, smoking tobacco, electronic cigarettes, vapes and chewing tobacco.
Tobacco Free Campuses and Facilities
Strategic Plan
Contact: Office of the Chancellor, Lara Kong, larak@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9226
Student Academic Grievance Procedure
Contact: Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Susan Nishida, susansyn@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9187
The Honolulu Community College Student Academic Grievance Procedure provides for the consistent and equitable resolution of legitimate student academic grievances.
Honolulu Community College Student Academic Grievance Procedure (PDF)
Student Conduct Code
Contact: Dean of Student Services, Lara Sugimoto, larahs@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9235
It is a privilege to be a member of the Honolulu Community College community. This privilege provides the student with the opportunity to learn and participate in the many programs that are offered on campus. Along with that privilege, the individual is expected to be responsible in relationships with others and to respect the special interests of the institution. These special interests are fully set forth in the UH System’s Student Conduct Code.
Information, advice, or a copy of the code may be obtained from the Office of the Dean of Student Services, Building 6, 2nd floor.
Student Government
Contact: Director of Student Life & Development, Emily Kukulies, kukulies@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9219
We, the students of the University of Hawai‘i – Honolulu Community College, by the authority of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawai‘i, in order to be the voice of students, cultivate engaged citizens, foster student success, make a positive difference for the student experience and impact meaningful positive change, do hereby establish this Constitution for the students of the University Hawai‘i – Honolulu Community College.
Honolulu Community College Student Government
Transfer Programs/Articulation Agreements
Contact: Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Susan Nishida, susansyn@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9187
Honolulu Community College has agreements with other institutions enabling students to meet admission requirements and/or to transfer credits. Agreements exist with a variety of colleges both within and outside the UH system. Students interested in transferring to another institution should meet with a counselor before starting on a course of study leading to a transfer program.
Voter Registration
Contact: Director of Student Life & Development, Emily Kukulies, kukulies@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9219
The 1998 Higher Education Act requires all postsecondary institutions to make a good faith effort to distribute voter registration information to all students. We are providing the following information about voter registration to assist you with signing up to vote.
UH System Office of Student Affairs Voter Registration Information
Office of Elections Online Voter Registration System
Withdrawal and Refund Policies
Contact: Business Office, Cindy Yang, cyyang@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9140
- 100% refund of tuition for Complete Withdrawal only if made on or before the last day of Late Registration (Add Period).
- 100% refund of tuition for Change in Status or Tuition Rate if made on or before the last day of Late Registration (Add Period), unless otherwise stipulated by Federal regulations.
- 50% refund of tuition for Complete Withdrawal or Change in Status or Tuition Rate if made after the Late Registration period (Add Period), but on or before the end of the Refund Period, (third week of instruction), unless otherwise stipulated by Federal regulations.
- 0% refund if Complete Withdrawal or Change in Status or Tuition Rate is made after the Refund Period, unless otherwise stipulated by Federal regulations.
Honolulu Community College Tuition, Fees and Refunds
Workplace Non-Violence Policy
Contact: Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services, Derek Inafuku, dinafuku@hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9123
The University of Hawai‘i prohibits any work related or workplace violence against its students, faculty, staff, visitors and contract employees which materially and substantially interferes with an individual’s work, academic performance, and/or workplace safety and/or otherwise subjectively and objectively creates a hostile environment.
