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{{Short description|Public college in Kaneohe, Hawaii, US}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2025}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Windward Community College
 | motto                  = {{lang|haw|Ka Mālamalama o ke Ko{{okina}}olau}}
 | mottoeng               = Enlightening [[Koʻolau Range|Ko{{okina}}olau]]
 | established            = {{start date and age|1972}}
 | type                   = [[Public college|Public]] [[community college]]
 | parent                 = [[University of Hawaii|University of Hawaiʻi system]]
 | accreditation          = [[Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges|ACCJC]]
 | students               = 2,705<ref name="profile">{{cite web |url=http://hawaii.edu/campuses/windward.html |title=Windward Community College campus overview |publisher=[[University of Hawaii|University of Hawaiʻi]] |access-date=17 July 2012}}</ref>
 | colors                 = Peridot green and white
 | city                   = [[Kaneohe, Hawaii|Kāne{{okina}}ohe]]
 | state                  = [[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]]
 | country                = United States
 | coor                   = {{coord|21.4081|-157.8128|region:US-HI_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 | website                = {{URL|https://windward.hawaii.edu}}
}}

'''Windward Community College''' is a [[public college|public]] [[community college]] in [[Kaneohe, Hawaii|Kāne{{okina}}ohe, Hawai{{okina}}i]].<ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US1528250&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Kaneohe CDP, Hawaii] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120094046/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US1528250&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |date=2011-11-20 }}." ''[[U.S. Census Bureau]]''. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.</ref> It is part of the [[University of Hawaii|University of Hawai{{okina}}i system]] and accredited by the [[Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges]].

Created in 1972, Windward Community College primarily serves the windward Oahu region, offering college courses, non-credit classes, and community activities.

Windward CC's strengths are in Hawaiian studies, natural sciences, fine arts, veterinary technology, and vocational training. Most of its students are from the windward side of O{{okina}}ahu and transfer to four-year colleges, including the [[University of Hawaii at Manoa|University of Hawai{{okina}}i at Mānoa]] and [[Hawaii Pacific University]]. Key facilities include Palikū Theatre, Hōkūlani Imaginarium (a full-dome planetarium), Aerospace Exploration Lab (a hands-on physical science exploratorium), Lanihuli Observatory, Gallery ʻIolani (an art gallery), and a Library Learning Commons that opened in 2012.

==Campus==
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The campus features the 1998 granite and cast stone sculpture ''Kulia I Ka Nu{{okina}}u'' (Striving for the Summit) by [[Donald Harvey (sculptor)|Donald Harvey]].

The college opened in September 18, 1972 in renovated buildings formerly belonging to the Hawaiʻi State Hospital.  The five buildings were named after 4 Hawaiian gods, Lono, Kanaloa, Haloa, and Mahi, and former Hospital Administrator Judd.

There were 834 students on February 1, 1973.

In October 2024, the college offer several types of degrees, including an Associate in Arts and Academic Subject Certificates.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://windward.hawaii.edu Official website]

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