| Overall Rank |
Community College |
Total Score |
Cost & Financing Rank |
Education Outcomes Rank |
Career Outcomes Rank |
| 31 |
Kauai Community College |
65.18 |
137 |
101 |
156 |
| 42 |
Kapiolani Community College |
64.49 |
245 |
210 |
37 |
| 44 |
Honolulu Community College |
64.36 |
189 |
147 |
114 |
| 163 |
Leeward Community College |
60.18 |
274 |
258 |
187 |
| 233 |
Hawaii Community College |
58.5 |
151 |
216 |
518 |
| 341 |
Windward Community College |
56.35 |
317 |
419 |
331 |
Best & Worst Community Colleges in 2024
from Wallet Hub, August, 2024
Community colleges offer students the ability to get higher education without having as much financial strain. During the 2023 to 2024 academic year, tuition and fees for full-time, in-state enrollment at a public two-year college averaged just $3,990 per year. Compare that to $11,260 at a public four-year institution and $41,540 at a four-year private school.
Community colleges also have a number of other attractive qualities. They often provide flexible schedules, small class sizes and rigorous coursework. Some even go beyond two-year programs to offer four-year bachelor’s degrees.
To determine where students can receive the best education at the lowest price, WalletHub compared more than 650 community colleges across 18 key indicators of cost and quality. Their data set ranges from the cost of in-state tuition and fees to the student-faculty ratio and graduation rate….
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