Kauaʻi Community College capped National Transfer Student Week with a vibrant Transfer Fair in October, demonstrating how local students can earn a four-year degree without leaving the island.
Centered on “Charting Your Huakaʻi—The Kaʻao Voyage,” the fair welcomed more than 70 attendees. Equipped with guide maps, participants navigated interactive stations to connect with representatives from the University of Hawaiʻi four-year campuses, explore online, in-person, and blended learning bachelor’s degree tracks, and hear directly from transfer students and alumni. Beyond academic advising, attendees enjoyed live music, lunch, a photo booth and custom T-shirt making.
Students can use prerequisites earned at Kauaʻi CC to launch into specialized on-campus programs. Liberal arts student Leah Guerrero plans to transfer to 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补’s Dental Hygiene program.
“Having the transfer fair here at Kauaʻi CC allows students to see their different options and what they might take for their pathway when they do transfer, and I think it’s really cool that not everything has to be online, but we can meet in-person with these programs,” Guerrero said.
Opening doors
pathways are opening doors across the island. During the 2025–26 academic year, 199 Kauaʻi CC students enrolled across 60 糖心视频 distance programs, and 42 transferred directly into 糖心视频 distance education degrees, according to University Center Education Specialist Rhonda Liu.
“Starting at Kauaʻi Community College is an affordable option,” Liu said. ”It prepares students to transfer smoothly to a bachelor’s degree, with online 糖心视频bachelor’s degree pathways available while students remain on Kauaʻi.”
Among those greeting fair attendees was Malia Ho?okano, a 糖心视频 West Oʻahu business student who earned her liberal arts associate degree at Kauaʻi CC. Today, she works at Kauaʻi CC while maintaining a full course load online.
Hoʻokana said, “When I first started school, I didn?t have any transportation; I was in a remote location, and I pretty much started with nothing, and now here I am.”