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Kapiolani Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii·Public, 2-year·Far West·kapiolani.hawaii.edu
6-yr Graduation
22%
Total enrollment
5,914
peer median 5,032
Avg net price
$5,194
-$5.8k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
22%
Full-time retention
63%

Pell equity

14.0pp gap
Pell recipients
14%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 36 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 30 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
36
Passing
6
16.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

36programs
  • Passing6 · 16.7%
  • No Data30 · 83.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
4
No data
30

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.

6
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+0.5%
$36,663 vs $36,491
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+23.5%
$45,065 vs $36,491
Hospitality Administration/Management
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+30.3%
$47,531 vs $36,491
Natural Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+60.4%
$58,516 vs $36,491
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+128.1%
$83,241 vs $36,491
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+208.6%
$112,628 vs $36,491

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+0.5%
+$172

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
23%
$10,300 debt · $45,065 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$15,764 debt · $112,628 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Accredited since 1970Next review Oct 2025

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 20

  1. Jan 2026Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Feb 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  3. Aug 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  4. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Feb 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)

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$4,189
$30–48k$4,150
$48–75k$6,773
$75–110k$8,374
$110k+$10,491

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

Avg net price
$5,194
-$5,845vs Community College median $11,039
Federal loans
7.1%
In-state tuition
$3,284
Out-of-state
$8,420

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,534 students received $6.0M in Pell grants, alongside $2.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,534
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.0M
$5,993,691 total
Direct Loans
$2.1M
562 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$894K
294 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M
266 loan awards
Parent PLUS$35K
2 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 501 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (3.3%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.3%
+1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
501
Defaulted
17
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.8%
2017
8.7%
2018
7.2%
2019
3.3%
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 Kapiolani Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs19
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

678 total completions
01Liberal Arts
35952.9%
02Health Professions
12318.1%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
639.3%
04Personal/Culinary
548.0%
05Business
365.3%
06Computer Sciences
162.4%
07Comm. Technologies
121.8%
08Legal Professions
111.6%
09Area/Ethnic Studies
40.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,914
12-mo unduplicated
9,140
Undergraduate
9,140
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
35%3,165
Women
65%5,975

Race / ethnicity composition

Asian
36.8%
Two or more
24.4%
Hispanic
11.8%
Non-resident
9.4%
White
9.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
5.9%
Black
1.6%
Unknown
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.17
1 offenses · 5,828 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.161 yr ago0.17Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
159

Kapiolani Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Kapiolani Community 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
SubjectKapiolani Community College
22%5,914$5,194Community College
Lake Tahoe Community College
4,040$10,975Community College
Compton College
5,225$11,103Community College
Merritt College
7,022$14,742Community College
College of Marin
4,838$15,517Community College
Coalinga College
4,175$8,626Community College
Peer group median22%5,032$11,039

Frequently asked questions about Kapiolani Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Kapiolani Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Kapiolani Community College?

Kapiolani Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 22% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Kapiolani Community College?

Kapiolani Community College reports a total enrollment of 5,914 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Kapiolani Community College?

The average net price at Kapiolani Community College is $5,194 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Kapiolani Community College located?

Kapiolani Community College is located in Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-4421.

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