{"id":33443,"date":"2015-04-14T07:48:54","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T17:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=33443"},"modified":"2021-09-17T13:47:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T23:47:47","slug":"open-house-for-adult-learners-at-windward-cc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/04\/14\/open-house-for-adult-learners-at-windward-cc\/","title":{"rendered":"Open house for adult learners at Windward CC<\/abbr>"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Lina Langley talks with librarian Mariko Kershaw about the new library and learning resources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Windward Community College<\/a> will hold an open house showcasing information on the educational opportunities available for adults who want to advance in their job, finish their degree or get training in an emerging field on Wednesday, April 22, 5:30–8 p.m. in Hale ʻĀkoakoa<\/span> 105. The open house is free and open to the public and includes childcare and refreshments. There will also be a drawing for a tuition waiver.<\/p>\n

Topics covered include<\/h2>\n
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  • How to apply for financial aid<\/li>\n
  • Scholarship programs for non-traditional students who feel higher education is beyond their financial reach<\/li>\n
  • Opportunities to earn college credits for learning acquired through life experience<\/li>\n
  • Degree planning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Degree and certificate programs showcased include Hawaiian studies, veterinary technology and biological and physical science. A variety of certificate program information will also be available.<\/p>\n

    “As a state, we must increase the number of adults with college degrees to meet workforce demands. We strive to make Windward CC<\/abbr> accessible for that purpose. Please check us out!” said Carla Rogers<\/strong>, counselor for adult learners at Windward CC<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

    For more information or to reserve a seat and\/or childcare, call (808) 235-7387.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Windward CC<\/abbr> will hold an open house showcasing information on the educational opportunities available for adults on April 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[812,71,66],"class_list":["post-33443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-adult-education","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33443"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148228,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33443\/revisions\/148228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}