Chaminade University of Honolulu

Address: 3140 Waiʻalae Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
Phone Number: 808-735-4711
Website: www.chaminade.edu

Chaminade University is located on a hillside in Honolulu, approximately two miles above the ocean and the beach at Waikiki. From the campus, there is a spectacular view of the Pacific extending from Lēʻahi (Diamond Head) to downtown Honolulu. This commanding site is only minutes away from the central city and its cultural and recreational activities. At any one time, some 2,500 to 2,800 students are enrolled at Chaminade, the majority are residents of Hawaiʻi or from the U.S. mainland. Chaminade also attracts many students from the islands of the Pacific: Samoa, Guam, Micronesia, Marianas, Marshall Islands, and other nations.

Accreditation

Since February 1960, Chaminade University has been accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the nationally recognized agency for accreditation of postsecondary institutions in its area of the United States. The current accreditation report by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges may be reviewed during business hours in the Sullivan Family Library.

Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commissions for Senior Colleges & Universities
985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100
Alameda, CA 94501
Phone Number: 510-748-9001
Fax Number: 510-748-9797
Email: wascsr@wascsenior.org
Website: https://www.acswasc.org/

State Authorization

Hawaii Post-Secondary Education Authorization Program (HPEAP) HPEAP was created in 2013 by Act 180 to provide regulatory oversight of certain post-secondary educational institutions that have a physical presence in the state. A student or former student of the University may file a complaint concerning the institution at which the student is or was enrolled with HPEAP.

Additional Information:

Can I file a complaint against an authorized post-secondary educational institution?

You must exhaust all administrative remedies available at the institution first; provided that if the complaint involves a violation of state or federal criminal law, this requirement shall not apply. A student or former student of the University of Hawaii system, a private college or university, seminary, or religious training institution may file a complaint concerning the institution at which the student is or was enrolled. The HPEAP may investigate complains based on possible violations of this chapter or rules. HPEAP cannot consider complaints that infringe on the academic or religious freedom or, or question the curriculum content of an education institution.

Can I file a claim against a private college or university for cessation of operations?

A student or enrollee, or a parent or legal guardian of the student or enrollee, who claims loss of tuition or fees as a result of cessation of operation may file a claim if the claim results from an act or practice that violates a provision of this chapter. This shall apply only to those students enrolled in the private college or university at the time ceases operation. A seminary or religious training institution shall not be subject to these requirements.

If a student wishes to file a complaint, they may do so with:
Hawaii Post-Secondary Education Authorization Program Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
335 Merchant Street
Room 310
Honolulu, HI 96813
Website: http://cca.hawaii/gov/hpeap/

Memberships

American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
American Association of Higher Education
American College of Education
American Montessori Society
American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
Association of Governing Boards Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry
Association of Marianist Universities Campus Compact Catholic College Admissions
Association CIC Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Council for Higher Education Accreditation Council of Independent Colleges
Faculty Resources Network of New York University Hawaii
Association of College Admissions Counselors Hawaii
Association of Independent Schools International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
The Leadership Alliance National Association of College Admissions Counselors
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Catholic Education Association
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Western College Association