Located in Hilo and administering Kona’s UH Center at West Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Community College on the Big Island offers more than 50 associate degree, certificate and non-credit programs ranging from health services and hotel operations to business and trades.
Location The main Hawai‘i Community College campus is in Hilo, adjacent to UH Hilo, and Hawai‘i Community College also administers the UH Center at West Hawai‘i, 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 Hawai‘i Community College, can save 25-60% on tuition costs.
Support Hawai‘i Community College provides an accessible, less competitive environment in which students can pursue their higher education.
Hawai‘i Community College
200 West Kawili Street
Hilo, HI 96720-4091
email hawccinf@hawaii.edu
tel. (808) 974-7611
| Island | Hawai‘i |
|---|---|
| Location | Hilo |
| Established | 1941 |
| Programs Offered | |
| Total | 53 |
| Associate Degrees | 23 |
| Certificate of Achievement | 17 |
| Certificate of Completion | 13 |
| Enrollment | |
| Undergraduate | 3,917 |
| Mean Age in Years | 26.3 |
| Student:Faculty Ratio | 17:1 |
| Gender | |
| Men | 45.2% |
| Women | 54.8% |
| Residency | |
| Hawai‘i | 96.3% |
| U.S. Mainland | 1.4% |
| U.S. Affiliated | 0.3% |
| Foreign | 1.0% |
| Unknown | 1.0% |
Figures from the Institutional Research Office MAPS report 2011 and Fall 2010 for Student:Faculty Ratio.
