WalletHub Study: 2015’s Best & Worst Community Colleges

From Wallet Hub, August 31, 2015

With back-to-school season upon us and the U.S. community college system getting a makeover through major developments — such as the prospect of a free associate’s degree and 22 states authorizing their community colleges to offer four-year bachelor’s degree programs — the leading personal finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s Best & Worst Community Colleges then drew upon its results to identify the States with the Best & Worst Community College Systems.

To help prospective students and faculty find the right two-year institutions, WalletHub compared 670 community colleges across 17 key metrics. Our data set ranges from the cost of in-state tuition and fees to student-faculty ratio.

Hawaii’s nationally ranked schools:

• 147th – Kapiolani Community College
• 210th – University of Hawaii Maui College
• 241st – Kauai Community College
• 257th – Windward Community College
• 309th – Hawaii Community College
• 431st – Leeward Community College
• 464th – Honolulu Community College

Read the full reports here:

• Individual School Rankings: http://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-community-colleges/15076/
• School System Rankings: http://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-best-worst-community-college-systems/15073/