Hawaiʻi Community College embraces the concept of Kauhale which traditionally means the Hawaiian village. The Kauhale is an ʻohana of administrators, faculty, staff, students, their families, and the Hawaiʻi Island community that contributes measurably to the success of our college’s mission and outcomes.
In East Hawaiʻi, Hawai‘i CC shares a campus with the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo (UHH) which consists of a 115-acre Main Campus and a 21-acre campus on Manono Street. To serve HawCC and the University, there are 51 major buildings and 36 portables, including classroom buildings, special facilities for student laboratories, a library, and a media center, numerous well-equipped shops for use in trade and industrial courses, faculty offices, an administration building, student services offices, a learning center with satellites, a campus center for student activities, an athletic complex, tennis courts, and playing field. The 110-acre University Agricultural Farm Laboratory is located in the Panaʻewa Agricultural Park.
The College also serves West Hawaiʻi at UH Center Palamanui, with classrooms, a dining room/kitchen, computer lab, library, learning center, and administrative offices.
Started in 1941 as the Hawaiʻi Vocational School, the College has provided access to higher education opportunities, trained a skilled workforce, and supported the economic development of the County. With the advancement in technology and expansion of educational opportunities into broader fields of technical training, the institution was renamed the Hawaiʻi Technical School in 1956.
In May 1970, the institution joined the University of Hawaiʻi as a comprehensive community college with the name Hawaiʻi Community College. Other significant developments for the College were the offering of college degree classes in Kona beginning in 1982, and the establishment of the continuing education programs throughout the island of Hawaiʻi in 1992.
Hawaiʻi Community College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). A comprehensive review is conducted every six years, with the last review being completed in Academic Year 2006-2007.
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Hawai‘i Community College ACMDigital Media Arts
Prerequisites
N/A
Core Requirements
ART 112 – Introduction to Digital Arts
ART 115 – Introduction to 2-D Design
ART 202 – Digital Imaging
CM 120 – Introduction to Digital Video
BUSN 158 – Social Media and Collaboration or ENT 125 – Starting a Business
ART 293 – Internship or ART 294 – Practicum in Digital Arts
Electives
Select one of the following:
Art 107D, Art 113, Art 120, Art 126, Art 156, Art 207D, Art 212, Art 214, Art 225, Art 226, Art 229, Art 248, Art 249, Art 257, Art 259, Art 293 (if not used previously), ART 249 (if not used previously)
Program Overview
With the growth of multimedia as a tool for both education and industry, the need for skilled design professionals in this field has risen dramatically.
The Digital Media Arts Program at Hawai’i Community College will prepare students for professional work, both in the field of multimedia design and in the converging industries that require advanced skills in digital media. Integrating classroom instruction with production, the program will provide students with hands-on experience in the collaborative process of multi-media production.
The Digital Media Arts certificate prepares students for work in the fields of digital media design and production. The curriculum includes 6 required courses and 1 elective.
A Certificate of Completion is a college credential awarded to students who have successfully completed short-term technical occupational professional education credit courses or course sequences that provide them with entry-level skills or job upgrading.
These course sequences shall be at least 10 credit hours but may not exceed 23 credit hours. The issuance of a Certificate of Completion requires a GPR of 2.0 (“C”) or higher for all courses required for the certificate.
To receive the Certificate of Completion you will need a total of 21 credits. You need to complete these Six Required Courses. And one of the Elective Courses.
- Upon successful completion, students are prepared to:
- Use technology effectively to create visual artworks.
- Gather, analyze, and evaluate information visually.
- Apply knowledge of aesthetics to the needs of the community.
- Demonstrate professionalism with a digital portfolio.
For more info about Hawai‘i CC’s program, please visit their site.
Creative Media
Prerequisites
N/A
Core Requirements
ART 101 – Introduction to the Visual Arts or ART 113 – Foundation Studio: Drawing
ART 107D – Intro to Digital Photography or ART 120 – Intro to Typography
ART 112 – Introduction to Digital Arts
ART 115 – Introduction to 2D Design
ART 125 – Introduction to Graphic Design
ART 292 – Digital Imaging
ART 293 – Internship or ART 294 – Practicum
BUSN 158 – Social Media and Cloud-Based Collaboration for Business or ENT 125 – Starting a Business
MATH 100 – Survey of Mathematics or MATH 115 – Statistics or MATH 135 – Pre-Calculus: Elementary Functions
ENG 100 – Composition I or ENG 100E Composition I (ESL)
ICS 101 – Digital Tools for the Information World
SP 151 – Personal and Public Speech
CM 120 – Introduction to Digital Video
Electives
Select four of the following (one for CO):
ART 101, ART 107D, ART 111, ART 113, ART 114, ART 120, ART 126, ART 156, ART 207D, ART 212, ART 214, ART 225, ART 226, ART 229, ART 248, ART 249, ART 257, ART 259, ART 293+, ART 294+
Select one of the following (Art, Humanities, Literature):
ART 101, ART 11, ART 113, ART 114, ART 230, HWST 100, HWST 107, HWST 270
Select one of the following (Natural Sciences):
ASTR 110, BIOC 141, BIOL 100, BIOL 100L, BIOL 101, BIOL 101L, BIOL 124, BIOL 124L, BIOL 156, BIOL 165L, BIOL 171, BIOL 171L, BIOL 172, BIOL 172L, BOT 101, BOT 101L, BOT 105L, CHEM 100, CHEM 100L, CHEM 161, CHEM 161L, ERTH 101, ERTH 101L, GEO 101, GEO 170, MICR 130, MICR 140L, PHYL 141, PHYL 141L, PHYL 142L, PHYS 105, ZOOL 101, ZOOL 101L
Select one of the following (Social Sciences):
ANTH 150, ANTH 200, BOT 105, ECED 105, ECED 110, ECED 131, ECON 130, ECON 131, GEO 122, HDFS 230, HSER 110, PSY 100, PSY 170, PSY 275, SOC 100, SSCI 111, SSCI 150, WGSS 151
Program Overview
The Creative Media program prepares students for employment in the field of digital media design and production. It provides the necessary education and training to students who are seeking entry-level positions as digital media artists and/or transfer to a Baccalaureate granting institution. It provides professionals already in the field with updated technology training.
Upon successful completion, students are prepared to:
- Use technology effectively to create visual artworks.
- Gather, analyze, and evaluate information visually.
- Apply knowledge of aesthetics to the needs of the community.
- Demonstrate professionalism with a digital portfolio.
