University Of Hawaii Is Perfect Excuse 9 Months A Year

Many people flock to Hawaii, from mainland America and from across the globe, to partake in a couple of weeks of warm, tropical paradise. Vacations in Hawaii are often fleeting for most tourists, as few can afford to stay away from work for months at a time. If you're headed for college, though, you'd have the perfect excuse to stay in Hawaii nine months of the year if you attend the University of Hawaii!

No matter your age or your interests, if you've been thinking about returning to college, the University of Hawaii has a program that's right for you! You can attend the University of Hawaii for a bachelor's, master's, doctorate, or associate degree, in hundreds of different programs.

The University of Hawaii first opened as the College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts in 1907 in Honolulu and was established as the University of Hawaii as it expanded its offerings in 1920. Today there are ten University of Hawaii campuses, as well as a number of research, educational, and training centers, throughout the islands of Hawaii that offer a total of six hundred degree, certificate, and vocational programs.

The University of Hawaii campuses enroll about 50,000 students annually, who like the islands of Hawaii themselves, comprise the racially-diverse campus. The ten University of Hawaii campuses are split across six Hawaiian Islands: the Big Island, Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i, O'ahu, where the capitol of Honolulu and most of the campuses are located, and Kaua'i.

Learn more about each campus so that you can pick a University of Hawaii branch that will offer the best program for you, depending on your intended specialization. For example, the Windward branch of the University of Hawaii in O'ahu offers programs with an emphasis on environmental studies, creative arts, and Hawaiian studies, while the Hilo campus on the Big Island uses its locale near the ocean and active volcanoes to offer programs in laboratory sciences.

Financial aid, both federal and state, is available to students at the University of Hawaii who file the FAFSA and complete all paperwork with the financial aid offices in adequate time before the start of the school term. The University of Hawaii also offers $16 million annually to its students in scholarships, some of which are need-based, some of which are given to encourage minorities to apply, and others are departmental.

If you're going to go to college anyway, what's stopping you from signing up for school with nine months in the sun? Your weekends will never be dull when you're living on a campus of the University of Hawaii!

If you'd like to know more about the programs, school life, and financial aid opportunities at the University of Hawaii, visit the University of Hawaii Web site at hawaii.edu.