Kapiolani Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii · Public

Of 8 assessed programs, 7 leave graduates out-earning a typical Hawaii high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 22 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$4,068
$30k to $48k	$5,369
$48k to $75k	$6,367
$75k to $110k	$7,820
$110k and up	$10,591
All families (average)	$5,202

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

8 of 30 programs could be assessed 27% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Hawaii high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$45,065	+$8,089	clears the bar	$9,975	1.2 yrs	423
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	$47,531	+$10,555	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	67
Natural Sciences	Associate's Degree	$58,516	+$21,540	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$36,663	-$313	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$112,628	+$75,652	clears the bar	$11,525	0.2 yrs	47
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$83,241	+$46,265	clears the bar	$11,000	0.2 yrs	40
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$42,172 1-year earnings	+$5,196	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$80,829 1-year earnings	+$43,853	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geology and Earth Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Marketing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.