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Kapiolani Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii · Public community college

Culinary & pastry schoolsMedical assistant programsEMT & paramedic trainingRadiology & sonography programsLPN / LVN programsDental assistant schools
22%completion rate · Hawaii avg 52%
$9,229median debt of graduates
$38,265median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$44,599median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges | American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation | American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy | American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Edu | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (Accredited)
Address: 4303 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI 96816 · Phone: (808) 734-9000 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Kapiolani Community C… Kapiolani Community C…: 22.2% 22.2% Hawaii average Hawaii average: 51.9% 51.9% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Chefs and head cooks$48,970$77,360$98,640
Medical assistants$38,580$48,410$55,940
Emergency medical technicians$51,140$66,410$84,620
Radiologic technologists and technicians$39,150$101,700$107,080
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$59,620$71,140$75,250
Dental assistants$31,540$44,720$48,120

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Hawaii (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 50 $28,440 $31,236 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 17 $33,060 $41,565 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 15 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 14 $72,750 $81,702 $11,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 13 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 9 not reported not reported not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 9 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 9 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 8 $72,750 $81,702 $11,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 5 $33,060 $41,565 not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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