The Institution
Brigham Young University Hawaii is a small, academically challenging university emphasizing the liberal arts together with professional programs in business, education and computer technologies. The University services an international student body: Approximately 50 percent of our students come from over 70 countries outside the United States, primarily from the nations of Asia and the Pacific. BYUH is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The most recent reaffirmation of accreditation was 1996.
Established in 1955 as the Church College of Hawaii (CCH), the campus is located in Laie on the windward shore of Oahu, 35 miles from Honolulu. CCH's was changed to Brigham Young University Hawaii in 1974, and today is part of the three-campus BYU system that includes BYU-Idaho in Rexburg and BYU in Provo, Utah.