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Kapiolani Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii Public 2-year Large city

Overview

Kapiolani Community College is a public two-year institution based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,914 students. It is part of University of Hawaii Board of Regents.

Kapiolani Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 19 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Hospitality Administration/Management, and Cooking and Related Culinary Arts. It awarded 870 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 63% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,914
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
870
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
19
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 19

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Health Professions 10
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Communications Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
63%
First-year retention, part-time students
45%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
681
Certificates under 1 year
29
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
151
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
9

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,914
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,914
Full-time, fall 2024
25%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
9,446
Full-time, 2024-25
19%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
66%
Men
34%
White
11%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
36%
Two or more races
26%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
51%
Students taking some online courses
31%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University of Hawaii Board of Regents
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Chancellor
Misaki Takabayashi, PhD
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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