Hawaiʻi Community College hosted nearly 700 local middle and high school students at its Hilo campus on Thursday, February 26 and Friday, February 27 for the 2nd Annual Hawaiʻi Community College Day events.
“The Hawaiʻi CC ʻohana is dedicated to ensuring that our middle and high school students are college and career-ready,” said Vice Chancellor for Students Affairs Jason Cifra, who has led the development of the annual event. “To successfully fulfill that mission, it’s important that local students see first-hand the programs and services we offer. We want Hawaiʻi CC to be their first choice when it comes to achieving their academic and career goals.”
Student visitors explored the college’s academic programs through hands-on activities and displays. Event participants learned how to use a fire extinguisher by putting out real fire with the Fire Science Program; using a “virtual welder” from the Machine, Welding and Industrial Mechanics Technologies Program; examining specimens through microscopes and much more. Students also toured the campus, visiting the labs, classrooms and shops of the academic programs.
Schools participating in Hawaiʻi Community College Day included Hilo High, Keaʻau High, Honokaʻa High, Pahoa High, Ke Ana Laʻahana Public Charter School, Connections Public Charter School, Kalanianaole Intermediate, Hilo Intermediate, Keaʻau Middle and Waiakea Intermediate.
Hawaiʻi Community College Day is a partnership with GEAR UP Hawaiʻi, a federal program that Hawaiʻi Community College and the other nine campuses in the University of Hawaiʻi system are implementing.
Photos from Hawaiʻi Community College Day
View Hawaiʻi Community College photos on the campus’ Flickr site.
—By Thatcher Moats
