PUHI — Kauai Community College is preparing for the upcoming year, and is offering chances for students to prepare for their futures as well. The 2018-19 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form was launched Oct. 1 at the
PUHI — Kauai Community College is preparing for the upcoming year, and is offering chances for students to prepare for their futures as well.
The 2018-19 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form was launched Oct. 1 at the Kauai Community College Financial Aid Office, and will remain in effect for the current year. The U.S. Department of Education requires 2016 tax information on the form. Contact: Roxanne Carvalho, 245-8360.
The Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work has partnered with the Outreach College to offer a new online distance education degree completion program beginning in the fall of 2018. The program is open to those who live outside of the metropolitan Honolulu area, and have completed the General Education Core Requirements as well as the Bachelor of Social Work Program Knowledge Base. An information session about the program will be held this Friday, Oct. 6 from noon to 1 p.m. at the KCC Learning Resource Center Room 124B. Contact: Rhonda Liu, 245-8330.
University of Hawaii President David Lassner announced in September that his office will continue the current UH policy of offering in-state tuition rates to undocumented immigrants at all UH-system campuses. Contact: 808-956-7651.
The KCC Nursing Program announced that this past summer 23 students completed their Certificate of Achievement in Practical Nursing. Recipients include Dustin Julian, Brittney Barreira, Krystal Manuel, Briana Matsuwaki, Jea Kyla Sheyne Laganina, Samuel James Torres, Jenefer Razos, Blessy Aspiras, Jolene Lima, Devan Ueno, Nalanimae Soboleski, Darlene Jarquio, Kempee Burgonio, Bree Martin, Teal Basquez, Christine Agcaoili, Kristy Bugayong, Ashley Shimomura, Hector Perez, Sean Gormley, Justin Bautista and Kazimir Tasic.
Kauai Community College and the National Tropical Botanical Garden will continue their joint “Seeds of Thought” public lecture series on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 5:30 p.m. in the KCC cafeteria. Erick Lux, NTBG horticultural manager, will present “Building Your Own Radical but Responsible Garden,” in which he will challenge common notions of tropical gardening. Lux will discuss gardening with nature rather than against it, no matter what the micro-climate is. The lecture is free and open to the public. Info: 245-8280.
Those interested in learning basic Japanese can contact the KCC Office of Continuing Education and Training to take the language class, Japanese for the Busy Traveler. It will teach some of the most common phrases and questions needed to communicate in a nine-hour course.
OCET will also offer “Landlords, Tenants and the Law: Know Before You Act,” a three-hour course designed for landlords, tenants and property managers seeking to understand the practicalities of renting property on Kauai.
Recreational Thrill Craft Operation will be offered by OCET on Saturday, Oct. 21. Participants will learn about local ocean safety principles and practices; historical, cultural, and customary practices of Hawaii’s ocean users; and rules regarding protected species and thrill craft operation in Hawaii. All recreational thrill craft operators in Hawaii are required to complete a certification class on the safe use and operation of a thrill craft. For information on these and other OCET courses, call 245-8318.
More information: Contact Greg Shepherd, KCC music professor, shep@hawaii.edu or 245-8269.
