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Kauai Community College

Lihue, Hawaii·Public, 2-year·Far West·kauai.hawaii.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
Total enrollment
1,335
peer median 2,339
Avg net price
$5,724
-$675 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
48%
Full-time retention
61%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
51%
Non-Pell
50%

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 23 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 21 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
23
Passing
2
8.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

23programs
  • Passing2 · 8.7%
  • No Data21 · 91.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
21

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.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+28.8%
$46,998 vs $36,491
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+170.3%
$98,620 vs $36,491

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Accredited since 1971Next review Oct 2025

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 6

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Jan 2020Approved for Distance Education
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  3. Jan 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  4. Jan 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  5. Jul 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

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$4,975
$30–48k$4,992
$48–75k$7,140
$75–110k$8,867
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$5,724
-$675vs Community College median $6,399
Federal loans
1.6%
In-state tuition
$3,252
Out-of-state
$8,388

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 389 students received $1.6M in Pell grants, alongside $243K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
389
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.6M
$1,641,589 total
Direct Loans
$243K
61 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$108K
31 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$135K
30 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 83 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (7.2%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.2%
+4.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
83
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.1%
2017
14.5%
2018
9.8%
2019
7.2%
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 Kauai Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs16
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

135 total completions
01Liberal Arts
5540.7%
02Business
2216.3%
03Health Professions
1712.6%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
107.4%
05Construction Trades
85.9%
06Personal/Culinary
75.2%
07Comm. Technologies
75.2%
08Area/Ethnic Studies
43.0%
09Engineering Tech
32.2%
10Mechanic
21.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,335
12-mo unduplicated
1,732
Undergraduate
1,732
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%633
Women
63%1,099

Race / ethnicity composition

Two or more
36.2%
Asian
26.6%
Hispanic
15.3%
White
13.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
5.0%
Non-resident
1.7%
Black
1.1%
Unknown
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.76
1 offenses · 1,308 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.76Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 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
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
45

Kauai Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Kauai 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
SubjectKauai Community College
48%1,335$5,724Community College
Honolulu Community College
3,342$6,399Community College
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco
1,195
Yuba College
6,320$3,573Community College
Ohlone College
9,061$14,130Community College
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home
1,315$9,659Community College
Peer group median48%2,339$6,399

Frequently asked questions about Kauai Community College

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

What is the graduation rate at Kauai Community College?

Kauai Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Kauai Community College?

Kauai Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,335 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Kauai Community College?

The average net price at Kauai Community College is $5,724 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Kauai Community College located?

Kauai Community College is located in Lihue, Hawaii 96766-9500.

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