Get Started in the Workplace as You Earn Credits!

Cooperative Education integrates the classroom and industry. Your course work is actual work experience. Employers from private and public sectors partner with the College and you as a student, resulting in a rewarding and beneficial experience for all involved. Classroom study and training take on greater relevance as you gain career experience that is highly valued by employers.


Leeward offers three Cooperative Education classes. To find out more about the program and to see if you’re eligible to participate, contact the faculty below:

Business Technology Variable credit course, offered as BUSN 193. Kay Ono 455-0223 kayono [at] hawaii [dot] edu

Computer Science Offered as ICS 193D or ICS 293D. Vincent Lee 455-0512 vwhlee [at] hawaii [dot] edu

Culinary Arts Variable credit course, offered as CULN 293E. Donald Maruyama 455-0567 donaldkm [at] hawaii [dot] edu