There are seven community colleges and 10 different campuses in the University of Hawaii's community college system. These are public, two-year universities that offer liberal arts and science courses to students. The focus of these colleges is to primarily prepare students for four-year universities, careers and for technical education. The community colleges under this system are Hawaii Community College in Hilo, Honolulu Community College, Kapiolani Community College in Honolulu, Kauai Community College of Lihu'e, Leeward Community College in Pearl City, Maui Community College of Kahului and Windward Community College located in Kane'ohe. There are over 34,000 students who attend these community colleges yearly, with over half of the students taking courses part time.
Hawaii Technology Institute is located in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is a private, nonprofit vocational school with a focus on job-training and technology skills and producing competitive, well-trained employees. The Hawaii State Department of Education has licensed the Hawaii Technology Institute as a private trade, vocational and technical school. The school was started in 1986 by Alu LIke, Inc. and IBM Corporation. The original concept for the school was for it to be a job-training center under the name Hawaii Computer Training Center.
Hawaii Tokai International College, located in Honolulu, is an American two-year liberal arts college. It was established in May of 1992 as part of the Tokai University Educational System of Japan and is the only American campus in the program. The school offers an Associate of Arts degree (A.A.) through its liberal arts program, a college preparatory program, as well as an international program. The liberal arts program, which is the primary program at the college, has a variety of fields including arts and humanities, social and natural sciences, languages and mathematics.
Heald College is a private school based in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is a for-profit, business career college, originally founded in San Francisco, California, in 1863. As of 2011, the school has multiple campuses across the Western United States, in 11 different cities. Heald College offers associate degrees in applied sciences as well as Associate of Arts degrees, diplomas and certificates in a number of different fields. The Honolulu campus was founded in 1917, under the name Honolulu Business College before it merged with Cannon's Business College in 1934 and later became Heald College in 1993. Heald College of Honolulu has an annual student body rate of 1,300 people and employs over 90 staff members.
Remington College is another college located in the city of Honolulu. It is a private, nonprofit institution that was founded in 1985. Remington College of Honolulu is one of 20 other campuses across the United States under the Remington College name and is owned by Remington College, Inc. Remington College, Honolulu's, mission is to help prepare graduates for entry-level employment by providing students with hands-on training. Remington College's Honolulu campus offers bachelor's, associate and diploma programs and offers programs in criminal justice, clinical medical assisting and massage therapy.