South Pacific Universities

Information about colleges and universities in the South Pacific Region.

Hawaii

University of Hawaii
University based in Honolulu that was founded in 1907. The university's main campus is in the Manoa Valley of Honolulu on Oahu Island. There are also UH university campuses on the west side of Oahu Island, in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii, and a college campus on Maui Island. The UH system community colleges are located in several locations on Oahu Island, on Kauai Island, and Hawaii Island. Professional schools include the UH College of Pharmacy, the John A. Burns School of Medicine, and the William S. Richardson School of Law.

Other Colleges and Universities in Hawaii

Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Marianas College
Two year community college founded in 1981 that is located in a formerly hospital building in Saipan in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Fiji

University of the South Pacific
Pacific region University based in Suva Fiji that was founded in 1968. Provides upper level education in many south Pacific regions, territories, countries, and island groups, including Cook Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and several locations in Fiji, including the university's main campus in the Fijiian capital city of Suva.

Guam

Pacific Islands University
Four year college founded in 1976 as the Micronesian Institute of Biblical Studies. Its name was changed to Pacific Islands Bible College in 1991, and in 2009 its name was changed to Pacific Islands University.

Micronesia Federated States

College of Micronesia FSM
Two year college founded in 1963 as the Micronesian Teacher Education Center. They have four campus locations in the Federated Staets of Micronesia and they offer two year associate degrees and one year certificates of achievement.

New Caledonia

University of New Caledonia
University founded in 1987 as one of the two campuses of the Universite Francaise du Pacifique (French University of the Pacific). In 1999 that university split into two separate universities and the name of the New Caledonia campus was changed to Universite de la Nouvelle Caledonie (University of new Caledonia).

Palau

Palau Community College
Two year college founded in 1969 as the Micronesian Occupational Center. The center's facilities and goals were expanded over the years, and in 1993 the institution was renamed "Palau Community College".

Oceania University Associations

South Pacific Association of Evangelical Colleges
Association of Christian ministry academic institutions located in the South Pacific region. This Web site includes a directory of bible colleges, evangelical colleges, and Christian colleges in Australia, New Zealand, and other South Pacific countries.

Oceania Universities in Other Locations
- Australia Universities
- Fiji Universities
- New Zealand Universities
- Papua New Guinea Universities

More About South Pacific Universities
- Universities and Colleges in Oceania

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