Leeward Community College
Leeward Community College at a Glance
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About Leeward Community College
According to Wikipedia, Leeward Community College is a public community college in Pearl City, Hawaii. It is one of 10 campuses of the University of Hawaii system and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. Leeward's open admissions policy, only requires that a student be 18 years or older or earned a U.S. high school diploma or a GED certificate.
Leeward Community College's Online Degrees
Certificate of Competence in Management Foundations
- Required Credits: 9
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting
- Required Credits: 15
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Competence in Business Essentials
- Required Credits: 15
- Format: Fully online
AS in Accounting
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2.5 years
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Competence in Small Business Accounting
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Competence in Management Essentials
- Required Credits: 15-18
- Format: Fully online
Academic Subject Certificate in Management
- Required Credits: 18-21
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Competence in Hospitality And Tourism
- Format: Fully online
Academic Subject Certificate in Travel Industry Management
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Competence in Basic Logic And Programming Level 1
- Required Credits: 6
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Competence in Basic Logic And Programming Level 2
- Required Credits: 6
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Competence in Software Developer
- Required Credits: 9
- Format: Fully online
Academic Subject Certificate in Information And Computer Science
- Required Credits: 15
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Competence in Help Desk Services
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Achievement in Information And Computer Science
- Required Credits: 30
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Competence in Teaching, Alternative Certification
- Required Credits: 11
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Competence in Teaching, Special/Inclusive Education
- Required Credits: 16
- Format: Fully online
AS in Teaching
- Required Credits: 62
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Liberal Arts
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2.5 years
- Format: Fully online
Academic Subject Certificate in Writing-Business Track
- Format: Fully online
Leeward Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 72% | 33% |
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 Leeward Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $3,214 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $5,863 |
| 30K - 48K | $5,929 |
| 48K - 75K | $7,081 |
| 75K - 110K | $8,930 |
| 110K+ | $13,172 |
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 Leeward Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Leeward Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,309 a year, and 81% 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.
Leeward 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 |
|---|---|
| 9,734 | 9,734 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Leeward Community College?
Leeward Community College is located at 96-045 Ala Ike, Pearl City, HI 96782-3366.
How Safe is Leeward Community College?
Relative to its enrollment, Leeward Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. 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 Leeward Community College Known For?
Leeward Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Leeward Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Leeward 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
Leeward Community College ranks #967 in the U.S. and #4319 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesLeeward Community College ranks #1789 in the U.S. and #6855 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesLeeward Community College ranks #2512 in the U.S. and #8896 worldwide for influence in Medical.
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