Authorized Schools

Current Institutions:

University of Hawai’i System

Pursuant to HRS §305J-4, the University of Hawaii system, established as an educational institution pursuant to article X, section 5, of the Hawaii State Constitution, is authorized by the State to provide educational programs in and from this State.
Accreditation information

A.T. Still University

5580 E. Still Circle
Mesa, AZ 85206

Hawaii location:
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
86-260 Farrington Highway
Waianae, HI 96792
Accrediting Agency: The Higher Learning Commission
Authorized through January 10, 2026

America Evangelical University – Hawaii

1814 Algaroba Street
Honolulu, HI 96826
Accrediting Agency: Association for Biblical Higher Education
Authorized through December 8, 2024

Arizona College of Nursing

2510 W Dunlap Avenue, Suite 290
Phoenix, AZ 85021
Accrediting Agency: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
Authorized through September 27, 2024

Arizona State University

1365 N. Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Accrediting Agency: The Higher Learning Commission
Authorized through October 5, 2024

Brigham Young University Hawai’i

55-220 Kulanui Street
Laie, HI 96762
Accrediting Agency: WASC Senior College and University Commission
Authorized through March 6, 2026

Chamberlain University

1221 North Swift Road
Addison, IL 60101
Accrediting Agency: Higher Learning Commission
Authorized through September 21, 2024

Chaminade University

3140 Waialae Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
Accrediting Agency: WASC Senior College and University Commission
Authorized through May 1, 2024

Columbia College

1001 Rogers Street
Columbia, MO 65216

Hawaii Location:
USCG Base Honolulu – Learning Center
400 Sand Island Parkway
Honolulu, HI 96819
Accrediting Agency: The Higher Learning Commission
Authorized through June 30, 2024

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

1 Aerospace Boulevard
Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Honolulu Campus:
900 Hangar Ave., Hangar 2
Building 2060, Room 243
Hickam AFB, HI 96853

Schofield Barracks Campus:
Building 560, Stop 224
Room 202
Schofield Barracks, HI 96857

Kaneohe Campus:
5th Street, Building 220
MCBH
Kaneohe, HI 96863

Accrediting Agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Authorized through March 31, 2024

Georgetown University

37th & O Street
Washington, DC 20057

Hawaii Location – Executive Master of Professional Studies in Emergency & Disaster Management – residency:
Pacific Disaster Center
Kihei, HI
Accrediting Agency: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Authorized through May 31, 2024

Hawai’i Medical College

1221 Kapiolani Boulevard
Honolulu, HI 96814
Accrediting Agency: Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
Authorized through December 18, 2024

Hawai’i Pacific University

500 Ala Moana Boulevard
Honolulu, HI 96813
Accrediting Agency: WASC Senior College and University Commission
Authorized through February 2, 2026

Hawai’i Tokai International College

91-971 Farrington Highway
Kapolei, HI 96707
Accrediting Agency: Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Authorized through March 31, 2024

Institute of Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
100 N. Beretania Street, #203
Honolulu, HI 96817
Accrediting Agency: Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Authorized through March 6, 2026

La Sierra University

4500 Riverwalk Parkway
Riverside, CA 92505

Hawaii Location – Masters in Business Administration Health Care Management
Adventist Health Castle
640 Ulukahiki Street
Kailua, HI 96734
Accrediting Agency: WASC Senior College and University Commission
Authorized through December 25, 2024

Pacific Rim Christian University

290 Sand Island Access Road
Honolulu, HI 96819
Accrediting Agency: Commission of Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education
Authorized through June 21, 2025

Pacific University

2043 College Way
Forest Grove, OR 97116

677 Ala Moana Boulevard, #109
Honolulu, HI 96813
Accrediting Agency: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Authorized through March 31, 2024

Southeastern University

1000 Longfellow Boulevard
Lakeland, FL 33801

Inspire Church
94-877 Lumiaina Street, Bldg. 12
Waipahu, HI 96797
Accrediting Agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Authorized through May 22, 2024

Touro University Worldwide

10601 Calle Lee, Suite E179
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Accrediting Agency: WASC Senior College and University Commission
Authorized through March 13, 2024

University of Maryland Global Campus

3501 University Boulevard East, Suite 3115
Adelphi, MD 20783

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
900 Hangar Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96818

USCG Base Honolulu Learning Center
400 Sand Island Parkway
Honolulu, HI 96819

98-1238 Kaahumanu Street
Pearl City, HI 96782

Accrediting Agency: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Authorized through September 4, 2024

University of Phoenix

4025 S. Riverpoint Parkway
Mail Stop CF-K612
Phoenix, AZ 85040

*745 Fort Street, #2000
Honolulu, HI 96813-3800
*Fort Street campus completed teach-out and is closed as of November 26, 2019.

Kapolei Learning Center
949 Kamokila Boulevard
Kapolei, HI 96707
Accrediting Agency: The Higher Learning Commission
Authorized through March 7, 2025

University of Washington
UW School of Medicine
MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program

4311 11th Avenue NE, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98105

81-6350 Mamalahoa Highway
Kealakekua, HI 96750
Accrediting Agency: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Authorized through December 16, 2025

Wayland Baptist University

1900 W. 7th Street
Plainview, TX 79072

599 Farrington Highway, Suite 300
Kapolei, HI 96707

1B Camp Smith, Room 3003
Camp Smith, HI 96861

900 Hangar Avenue
Hickam AFB, HI 96853

Kaneohe Marine Corps Base
Joint Center for Education, MC Hawaii
Kaneohe Bay, HI 96863

Bldg 679
Pierce Street, Room 212
Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI 96860

Army Education Center
Schofield Barracks, HI 96857

Army Education Center
Bldg 102
Tripler AMC, HI 96859

Integrated Support Command
400 USCG Sand Island
Honolulu, HI 96819

Accrediting Agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Authorized through May 1, 2024

CLOSED:

American College of Healthcare Sciences

5005 SW Macadam Avenue
Portland, OR 97239

81-958 Halekii Street, Suite 5C
Kealakekua, HI 96750
Accrediting Agency: Distance Education Accrediting Commission
Authorized through January 31, 2021*
*Hawaii administrative site closed effective January 31, 2020

Argosy University*
*Closed on March 8, 2019. Accreditation cancelled effective June 14, 2019, and authorization automatically suspended as of that date.

1400 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

1001 Bishop Street, #400
Honolulu, HI 96813

1266 Kamehameha Highway, #A-7
Hilo, HI 96720
Accrediting Agency: WASC Senior College and University Commission
Authorized through January 7, 2020

Asia Graduate School of Theology – Pacific

1522 Makaloa Street, #208
Honolulu, HI 96814
Authorized through July 8, 2021 (Closed)

Babel University Professional School of Translation*
*Babel University Professional School of Translation (BUPST) voluntarily withdrew from DEAC accreditation effective June 30, 2021. Students completing a program and graduating by June 30, 2021 will be graduating with credentials from a DEAC-accredited institution.

BUPST has indicated it will continue to operate as an unaccredited degree-granting institution. Students graduating after June 30, 2021 will not be graduating with a credential from a DEAC-accredited institution. Provisions of HRS Chapter 446E regarding unaccredited degree-granting institutions will apply to BUPST.

1833 Kalakaua Avenue, #208
Honolulu, HI 96815
Accrediting Agency: Distance Education Accrediting Commission
Authorized through June 30, 2022

Central Michigan University

802 Industrial Drive
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858

Hawaii Locations:
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Schofield Barracks
Tripler Army Medical Center
Accrediting Agency: The Higher Learning Commission
Authorized through June 30, 2022 (Closed)

Central Texas College

P.O. Box 1800
Killeen, TX 76540

Hawaii Locations:
Army Education Center
1336 Kolekole Avenue
Schofield Barracks
Accrediting Agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Authorized through August 28, 2024 (Closed November 3, 2022)

Heald College

Central Administrative Office
601 Montgomery Street, 14th floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

1500 Kapiolani Boulevard
Honolulu, HI 96814
Accrediting Agency: WASC Senior College and University Commission

(school closed on 4/27/15)(accreditation relinquished effective 5/31/15 and authorization automatically suspended as of that date)

Maharishi University of Management

1000 North 4th Street
Fairfield, IA 52557

Kohala Institute
Kohala, HI
Accrediting Agency: The Higher Learning Commission
Authorized through July 17, 2019*
*Last operation in Hawaii ended February 2019

National University

11355 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037

Marine Corp Base Hawaii Education Center Admissions Office
Kaneohe, HI
Accrediting Agency: WASC Senior College and University Commission
Authorized through September 21, 2023 (Closed)

Remington College

500 International Parkway, #200
Heathrow, FL 32746

1111 Bishop Street, #400
Honolulu, HI 96813
Accrediting Agency: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Authorized through March 6, 2020*
*Hawaii Campus teach out completed January 8, 2020. Campus officially closed January 10, 2020

Richard Bland College of William & Mary

11301 Johnson Road
South Prince George, VA 23805

Kalani Honua
12-6860 Kalapana – Kapoho Road
Pahoa, HI 96778
Accrediting Agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Authorized through September 6, 2023 (Closed)

The University of Oklahoma*

1600 Jenkins Avenue, Room 136
Norman, OK 73072

Hawaii Location (*Closed April 30, 2022):
647 FSS/FSDE, 900 Hangar Avenue
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI 96853

Accrediting Agency: The Higher Learning Commission
Authorized through June 30, 2022 (Closed April 30, 2022)

University of Southern California*

University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA 90089

Hawaii Location (*Closed September 20, 2019):
JAIMS
6660 Hawaii Kai Drive
Honolulu, HI 96825
Accrediting Agency: WASC Senior College and University Commission
Authorized through August 14, 2020 (Closed September 20, 2019)

World Medicine Institute*

1073 Hind Iuka Drive
Honolulu, HI 96821
Accrediting Agency: Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Authorization Suspended 4/30/18; School Closed 4/30/18; Authorization expired 6/1/18
*Under a settlement agreement after filing of petition approved by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs on May 24, 2021, World Medicine Institute agreed to a $20,000 payment in administrative/enforcement costs; $55,090 total settlement payment to two students; and debt forgiveness of a promissory note. The institution also agreed to not operate or seek authorization to operate any institution of higher education. World Medicine Institute made no admission of liability. If further information is requested, please contact HPEAP.

For transcripts, students should make their requests via our online process at: https://dccabreg.force.com/transcripts or contacting WMI directly at 808-947-4788.