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Honolulu Community College

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, HI · City · 1,897 students
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Application deadlines: Check the admissions site
$7,458
Average net priceYour net price
In-state
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
30%
Graduation rate
38% typical
$45,105
Earnings 10 years on
$40,141 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
About

Honolulu Community College, part of the University of Hawaii System, is best known for its comprehensive career and technical education, offering seamless transfer pathways to four-year universities as well as immediate workforce readiness. The college stands out for its high-demand applied programs, particularly in automotive technology, aeronautics maintenance, computing and cybersecurity, and the Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training (PCATT). The campus culture reflects a diverse, supportive, and commuter-friendly environment that strongly integrates Native Hawaiian values and practical, hands-on learning. Distinctively, the college operates specialized off-campus facilities, including an Aviation Training Center at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and the Marine Education and Training Center at Ke‘ehi Lagoon, providing students with direct, real-world industry training.

Wikipedia:Honolulu Community College is a public community college in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. It is one of ten branches of the University of Hawaiʻi System and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

Location
Honolulu, HI, 96817-4505 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
HNL · Honolulu
3 mi away
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Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$3,174$8,310
Books & supplies$1,360$1,360
Cost of attendance$13,151$18,287 est.
Average net price$7,458Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$8,310
In-state: $3,174
Books & supplies$1,360
Cost of attendance$18,287 est.
In-state: $13,151
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $7,458
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students
$0–30k
$6,672
$30–48k
$5,990
$48–75k
$8,768
$75–110k
$9,031
$110k+
$12,959
Grants from the school
19% of first-years get a grant from the school, averaging $1,476
Source: College Navigator (U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS)
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
30%
Pell students: 27.5% · others: 22.6% 
8 yrs after starting
34% graduated · 18% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 47% left or unknown
Earnings
6 yrs after entry$36,127
10 yrs after entry$45,105
Debt
Median at graduation$7,534
Monthly payment$80
Middle 50% owe$3.5k–$10.2k
90th percentile$16,500
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high career & technical: $40,141 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions

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Essay prompts

If Honolulu Community College asks for supplemental essays, the prompts are in the school's application.

Student Body
Gender
Men 65%Women 35%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell grant
16%
First-gen
46%
Family income
$24,734
Independent
47%
Age at entry
25.0
Part-time
55%
Where first-years come from
In state (HI)
95.8%
Out of state
3.8%
International
0.2%

Most out-of-state first-years from: CA 4 · TX 2 · AZ 1 · CO 1 · FL 1

Race & ethnicity
White
7%
Hispanic
15%
Black
3%
Asian
35%
Two or more
32%
Non-resident
1%
NH/PI
7%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Full-time faculty
63%
Faculty salary
$10,201/mo
Teaching spend
$14,027
per student
Federal loans
4%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high career & technical
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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