Located in Hilo and administering Kona’s UH Center at West Hawaii, Hawaii Community College on the Big Island offers more than 30 associate degree, certificate and non-credit programs ranging from health services and hotel operations to business and trades.
Location The main Hawaii Community College campus is in Hilo, adjacent to UH Hilo, and Hawaii Community College also administers the UH Center at West Hawaii, in Kona.
Responsiveness Career and technical training programs prepare students to meet community employment needs.
Value Students who begin working towards a 4-year degree at Hawaii Community College, can save 25-60% on tuition costs.
Support Hawaii Community College provides an accessible, less competitive environment in which students can pursue their higher education.
Hawaii Community College
200 West Kawili Street
Hilo, HI 96720-4091
email hawccinf@hawaii.edu
tel. (808) 974-7611
| Island | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| Location | Hilo |
| Established | 1941 |
| Programs Offered | |
| Total | 55 |
| Associate Degrees | 22 |
| Certificate of Achievement | 16 |
| Certificate of Completion | 17 |
| Enrollment | |
| Undergraduate | 2,884 |
| Mean Age in Years | 25.7 |
| Student:Faculty Ratio | 14:1 |
| Gender | |
| Men | 39.0% |
| Women | 60.0% |
| Other | 1.0% |
| Residency | |
| Hawaii | 94.7% |
| U.S. Mainland | 1.3% |
| U.S. Affiliated | 0.1% |
| Foreign | 2.1% |
| Unknown | 1.8% |

Figures from the Institutional Research Office MAPS reports 2007-2008 and Fall 2007 for Student:Faculty Ratio.