Hawaiʻi Community College

#11248 / #2973
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Public community college in Hawaii, U.S

Hawaiʻi Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2973
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$3,204
Graduation rate
35%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,546

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About Hawaiʻi Community College

According to Wikipedia, Hawaii Community College is a public community college with two campuses on the Island of Hawaii. It is part of the University of Hawaiʻi System and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

Hawaiʻi Community College's Online Degrees

AS in Creative Media
  • Required Credits: 61
  • Format: Fully online

Hawaiʻi Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
59%35%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Hawaiʻi Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$3,204
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$8,043
30K - 48K$8,182
48K - 75K$8,400
75K - 110K$9,151
110K+$15,073

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Hawaiʻi Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Hawaiʻi Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $40,335 a year, and 76% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Hawaiʻi Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
3,3163,316

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Hawaiʻi Community College?

Hawaiʻi Community College is located at 1175 Manono Street, Hilo, HI 96720-5096.

How Safe is Hawaiʻi Community College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Hawaiʻi Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Hawaiʻi Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.04%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft).

What Is Hawaiʻi Community College Known For?

Hawaiʻi Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Hawaiʻi Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Hawaiʻi Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Nursing
#5729
World Rank
#5729
Historical Rank
#2258
USA Rank

Hawaiʻi Community College ranks #2258 in the U.S. and #5729 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Education
#12253
World Rank
#12256
Historical Rank
#3297
USA Rank

Hawaiʻi Community College ranks #3297 in the U.S. and #12253 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees