Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Hawaii Medical College

Honolulu, Hawaii·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·hmi.edu
6-yr Graduation
84%
Total enrollment
194
peer median 359
Avg net price
$35,048
+$4.1k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
84%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
100%
Non-Pell
100%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 4 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
4
Passing
1
25.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

4programs
  • Passing1 · 25.0%
  • No Data3 · 75.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
3

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+33.8%
$48,810 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$9,500 debt · $38,546 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$9,500 debt · $42,590 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$10,770 debt · $48,810 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

Accredited since 2010Next review Apr 2026

Action history · 8

  1. Dec 2025Deferral of Action
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  2. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  3. Dec 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  4. Dec 2019Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  5. Aug 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$34,785
$30–48k$35,271
$48–75k$35,950
$75–110k$34,708
$110k+$39,181

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$35,048
+$4,082vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $30,966
Federal loans
96.0%
In-state tuition
$25,927
Out-of-state
$25,927

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 239 students received $1.3M in Pell grants, alongside $1.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
239
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.3M
$1,326,606 total
Direct Loans
$1.4M
399 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$599K
201 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$751K
197 loan awards
Parent PLUS$10K
1 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 269 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (2.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.6%
+0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
269
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.0%
2017
12.5%
2018
12.6%
2019
2.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Hawaii Medical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

31 total completions
01Health Professions
31100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
194
12-mo unduplicated
444
Undergraduate
444
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
9%38
Women
91%406

Race / ethnicity composition

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
40.6%
Asian
23.0%
Hispanic
11.5%
Two or more
9.7%
White
5.1%
Non-resident
4.6%
Black
2.8%
Unknown
2.8%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 273 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    20.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    7

    Hawaii Medical College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Hawaii Medical College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectHawaii Medical College
    84%194$35,048Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    American Medical Sciences Center
    365$23,566Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Concorde Career College-North Hollywood
    100.0%158$23,584Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    National Polytechnic College
    516$31,626Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Carrington College-Spokane
    87.4%353$35,743Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Carrington College-Las Vegas
    89.6%396$30,306Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median84%89.6%359$30,966

    Frequently asked questions about Hawaii Medical College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Hawaii Medical College.

    What is the graduation rate at Hawaii Medical College?

    Hawaii Medical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 84% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Hawaii Medical College?

    Hawaii Medical College reports a total enrollment of 194 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Hawaii Medical College?

    The average net price at Hawaii Medical College is $35,048 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Hawaii Medical College located?

    Hawaii Medical College is located in Honolulu, Hawaii 96814-3518.

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