Kapiʻolani Community College
Kapiʻolani Community College at a Glance
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About Kapiʻolani Community College
According to Wikipedia, University of Hawaiʻi Kapiʻolani Community College, formerly Kapiʻolani Technical School, is a public community college in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. It is part of the University of Hawaiʻi System and accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
Kapiʻolani Community College's Online Degrees
Undergraduate Certificate of Competence in Entrepreneurship
- Required Credits: 9
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate of Competence in Management
- Required Credits: 9
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate of Competence in Payroll Preparer
- Required Credits: 15
- Format: Fully online
AA in Liberal Arts
Degree Concentrations
- Business Administration
- Business Administration
- Family Resources
- Secondary Education
- Secondary Education
- Family Resources
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate of Competence in Tax Preparer
- Required Credits: 15-18
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate of Achievement in Accounting
- Required Credits: 30-33
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate of Competence in Help Desk Services
- Required Credits: 15
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate of Competence in Information Security And Assurance
- Required Credits: 15
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate of Competence in Programming
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
AS in Information Technology
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate of Achievement in Information Security And Assurance
- Required Credits: 30-31
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate of Achievement in Information Technology
- Required Credits: 30-31
- Format: Fully online
AA in Hawaiian Studies
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Kapiʻolani Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 63% | 25% |
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 Kapiʻolani Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $3,284 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $7,428 |
| 30K - 48K | $8,227 |
| 48K - 75K | $8,404 |
| 75K - 110K | $10,145 |
| 110K+ | $12,896 |
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 Kapiʻolani Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Kapiʻolani Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $51,907 a year, and 85% 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.
Kapiʻolani Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 9,140 | 9,140 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Kapiʻolani Community College?
Kapiʻolani Community College is located at 4303 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI 96816-4421.
How Safe is Kapiʻolani Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Kapiʻolani 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, Kapiʻolani Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.02%. Honolulu has a violent crime rate of 0.21% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.92%. 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); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Kapiʻolani Community College Known For?
Kapiʻolani Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Kapiʻolani Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Kapiʻolani 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
Kapiʻolani Community College ranks #2334 in the U.S. and #8185 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesKapiʻolani Community College ranks #2969 in the U.S. and #8141 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing Degrees