College of Continuing Education and Community Service

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For information, please contact:

Office of the Dean
College Hall 1
200 W. Kāwili Street
Hilo, HI 96720-4091
Phone: (808) 974-7664
www.uhh.hawaii.edu/academics/ccecs/

Interim Dean: April Komenaka Scazzola (komenaka@hawaii.edu)

Mission of CCECS

The College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS) serves as the outreach and extramural arm of the University. CCECS offers both credit and noncredit classes and programs in collaboration with UH Hilo’s colleges and schools, including English language skills for international students. CCECS also provides continuing education outreach programs to the Hawaiʻi Island community and supports academic programs and faculty in developing online courses and programs.

CCECS Programs

Credit programs include the University’s Summer Session, English Language Institute, distance education programs, teacher education classes, and outreach classes through the North Hawaiʻi Education and Research Center in Honokaʻa. The college website is at www.uhh.hawaii.edu/academics/ccecs/.

Noncredit programs consist of continuing education, health and wellness, travel study, international students, conference programs, outreach education, professional development, customized courses to meet specific community needs, and a variety of senior programs including computer technology and cultural education.

CCECS focuses on the cultural diversity and vitality of the Big Island, the most diverse county in the United States. Classes are offered in areas of interest to worldwide audiences. Teachers and students come from all over the world, and courses reflect the unique blending of eastern, western, and European cultures and traditions.