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'''TransPacific Hawaii College''' was a [[private school|private]] [[junior college]] located in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], [[USA]]. It was founded in 1977 and was initially known as the Kansai Gaidai Hawaii College, and the name was changed to TransPacific Hawaii College in 1998. The College closed its operation at the end of December 2008.<!-- as the financial outlook is inadequate to keep the institution running further.--> The closure was decided as the administrators of the College concluded that the institutional structure of the College detains from responding the financial concerns raised by its accreditation agency, [[Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges]] of the [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]]. |
'''TransPacific Hawaii College''' was a [[private school|private]] [[junior college]] located in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], [[USA]]. It was founded in 1977 and was initially known as the Kansai Gaidai Hawaii College, and the name was changed to TransPacific Hawaii College in 1998. The College closed its operation at the end of December 2008.<!-- as the financial outlook is inadequate to keep the institution running further.--> The closure was decided as the administrators of the College concluded that the institutional structure of the College detains from responding the financial concerns raised by its accreditation agency, [[Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges]] of the [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]]. |
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The college was initially accredited |
The college was initially accredited on January 1, 1985 and the accreditation remained till the closure of the college (According to the accreditation agency, the accreditation was terminated affective on April 3, 2009 on which day the college was no longer existent). |
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Students' academic records are now kept by the [[Kansai Gaidai University]]. |
Students' academic records are now kept by the [[Kansai Gaidai University]]. |
Revision as of 08:27, 2 February 2010
TransPacific Hawaii College
Established | 1977 |
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Closed | 2008 |
School type | Private |
President at Closure | Vacant |
Iterim-President at Closure | Nancy Renkiewicz, Ph.D. |
Location | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America |
Typical Enrollment | Approx. 250 (Spring 2006) |
Faculty | Approx. 14 Full Time |
Sports teams | None |
Website | www.transpacific.edu |
TransPacific Hawaii College was a private junior college located in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. It was founded in 1977 and was initially known as the Kansai Gaidai Hawaii College, and the name was changed to TransPacific Hawaii College in 1998. The College closed its operation at the end of December 2008. The closure was decided as the administrators of the College concluded that the institutional structure of the College detains from responding the financial concerns raised by its accreditation agency, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
The college was initially accredited on January 1, 1985 and the accreditation remained till the closure of the college (According to the accreditation agency, the accreditation was terminated affective on April 3, 2009 on which day the college was no longer existent).
Students' academic records are now kept by the Kansai Gaidai University. Alumni in need of academic documents shall contact the Center for International Education.
The College conferred solely the Associate in Liberal Arts Degrees. The typical enrollment of the College was 250, all international students mainly coming from Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Campus
The campus of the College was located in a residential community of Aina Haina district. The land, which was approx. 40,000 square feet, faced the eastern coast line of the island. There was a complex of four main buildings and it houses twenty classrooms, administrative offices, professors' offices, three computer labs, one learning resource lab, a student service center, and a library. There was beautiful ocean and mountain around TransPacific Hawaii College.