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Windward Community College

Kaneohe, Hawaii·Public, 2-year·Far West·windward.hawaii.edu
6-yr Graduation
31%
Total enrollment
2,765
peer median 3,495
Avg net price
$7,533
-$327 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
31%
Full-time retention
63%

Pell equity

74.0pp gap
Pell recipients
26%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 74.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 18 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 16 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
18
Passing
2
11.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

18programs
  • Passing2 · 11.1%
  • No Data16 · 88.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
16

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
+5.4%
$38,459 vs $36,491
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+37.7%
$50,249 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
26%
$10,000 debt · $38,459 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 1977Next review Oct 2025

Action history · 5

  1. May 2023Grant Substantive Change: Final Branch Approval
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  2. Nov 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    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. Feb 2013Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

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$6,687
$30–48k$6,976
$48–75k$10,388
$75–110k$10,830
$110k+$11,719

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

Avg net price
$7,533
-$327vs Community College median $7,860
Federal loans
1.3%
In-state tuition
$3,194
Out-of-state
$8,330

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 499 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $411K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
499
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,110,657 total
Direct Loans
$411K
111 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$172K
57 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$240K
54 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 237 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (9.2%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
9.2%
+6.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
237
Defaulted
22
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.7%
2017
12.5%
2018
18.5%
2019
9.2%
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 Windward Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

242 total completions
01Liberal Arts
15062.0%
02Area/Ethnic Studies
3815.7%
03Agriculture
3514.5%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
197.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,765
12-mo unduplicated
4,336
Undergraduate
4,336
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
34%1,491
Women
66%2,845

Race / ethnicity composition

Two or more
43.2%
Hispanic
18.9%
White
13.4%
Asian
12.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
8.7%
Unknown
2.2%
Black
0.8%
Non-resident
0.2%
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
0.84
2 offenses · 2,384 students

3-year trend

0.432 yrs ago2.101 yr ago0.84Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
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

Burglary
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

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.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
44

Windward Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Windward 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
SubjectWindward Community College
31%2,765$7,533Community College
Leeward Community College
6,471$7,636Community College
Klamath Community College
1,834$8,084Community College
Blue Mountain Community College
1,407$12,133Community College
Mendocino College
4,225$7,500Community College
Shoreline Community College
4,477$10,116Community College
Peer group median31%3,495$7,860

Frequently asked questions about Windward Community College

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

What is the graduation rate at Windward Community College?

Windward Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 31% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Windward Community College?

Windward Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,765 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Windward Community College?

The average net price at Windward Community College is $7,533 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Windward Community College located?

Windward Community College is located in Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744-3528.

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