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Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI · Suburb · 3,438 students
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$5,137
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
33%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
31% typical
$39,899
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,902 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
78% typical · not scored
Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
About

Part of the University of Hawaiʻi System, Leeward Community College is widely known for its seamless transfer pathways to four-year universities and standout career and technical programs in culinary arts, digital media, automotive technology, and teacher education. Perched on a hillside overlooking Pearl Harbor (Puʻuloa), the campus features distinctive facilities like a state-of-the-art culinary center with a student-run restaurant and the acclaimed Leeward Theatre, a cultural hub for the local community. Student life is welcoming, commuter-friendly, and deeply rooted in Native Hawaiian values and sustainability, offering a supportive environment with accessible faculty and robust student-success initiatives.


Wikipedia:Leeward Community College is a public community college in Pearl City, Hawaiʻi. It is one of 10 campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi system, and it is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

Location
Pearl City, HI, 96782-3366 · Suburb campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
HNL · Honolulu
7 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$3,214$8,350
Books & supplies$1,360$1,360
Cost of attendance$12,507$17,643 est.
Average net price$5,137Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$8,350
In-state: $3,214
Books & supplies$1,360
Cost of attendance$17,643 est.
In-state: $12,507
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $5,137
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$4,156
$30–48k
$4,596
$48–75k
$5,206
$75–110k
$7,798
$110k+
$11,554
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
33%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
35% graduated · 17% transferred · 2% still enrolled · 46% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$33,997
10 yrs after entry$39,899
Debt
Median at graduation$8,970
Monthly payment$95
Middle 50% owe$2.6k–$9.5k
90th percentile$18,081
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high transfer: 31% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body
Gender
Men 42%Women 58%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell grant
18%
First-gen
45%
Family income
$26,098
Independent
47%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
25.0
Part-time
53%
Race & ethnicity
White
7%
Hispanic
17%
Black
2%
Asian
34%
Two or more
32%
Non-resident
1%
NH/PI
6%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Full-time faculty
64%
Faculty salary
$10,059/mo
Teaching spend
$11,012
per student
Federal loans
4%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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