Leeward Community College

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition
$3,144
2023 Average Net Price
$8,015
After Financial Aid
2023 Enrolled Students
6,059
27.1% Full-Time
2023 Graduation Rate
31.6%
186 Graduates

About

Leeward Community College is a higher education institution located in Honolulu County, HI. N/A

The median undergraduate tuition at Leeward Community College is $3,144, which is $−5,109 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,253).

Costs

In 2023, the median undergraduate tuition at Leeward Community College is $3,144, which is $5,109 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,253).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $8,015.

In 2023, 29% of undergraduate students attending Leeward Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 2% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$3,144
2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at Leeward Community College was $3,144. The cost of tuition at Leeward Community College is $−5,109 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,253).

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Average Net Price

$8,015
2023 Value
4.83%
1 Year Growth

In 2023 Leeward Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,015. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Leeward Community College grew by 4.83%.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

29%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
2%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

29% of undergraduate students at Leeward Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 21.6% with respect to 2022, when 37% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Enrollment

Leeward Community College had a total enrollment of 6,059 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Leeward Community College is 1,641 students and the part-time enrollment is 4,418. This means that 27.1% of students enrolled at Leeward Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Leeward Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 38.7% Asian, 30.2% Two or More Races, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.59% White, 4.44% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, 1.82% Black or African American, and 0.066% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Leeward Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Asian Female (18%), followed by Two or More Races Female (17.6%) and Asian Male (16.9%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

27.1%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Leeward Community College in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 6,059 students. The full-time enrollment at Leeward Community College is 1,641 and the part-time enrollment is 4,418. This means that 27.1% of students enrolled at Leeward Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.3% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

69%
2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Leeward Community College was 69%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (64%), Leeward Community College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. Asian
    2,346 enrolled students
  2. Two or More Races
    1,828 enrolled students
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    912 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Leeward Community College is 38.7% Asian, 30.2% Two or More Races, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.59% White, 4.44% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, 1.82% Black or African American, and 0.066% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 41.7% White, 28.7% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.6% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 60 students (0.99%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2023,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Leeward Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (574 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (60 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (131 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Leeward Community College are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,554,480 people), Software developers (657,650 people), Secondary school teachers (488,810 people), Education administrators (267,955 people), and Other managers (241,442 people).

The most specialized majors at Leeward Community College in 2023 are Liberal Arts & Humanities (574 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (60 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (131 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (47 degrees), and Education (72 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Leeward Community College are Surgeons, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Dentists

The most specialized majors at Leeward Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (574 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (60 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (131 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (47 degrees), and Education (72 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Leeward Community College are Elementary & secondary schools (2,857,039 people), Computer Systems Design (697,694 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (340,283 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (264,822 people), and Management, scientific & technical consulting services (132,102 people).

The most specialized majors at Leeward Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (574 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (60 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (131 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (47 degrees), and Education (72 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Leeward Community College.
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Most Common (2023)
N/A degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common N/A concentration at Leeward Community College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Asian Female
Highest Graduation Rate (48.1%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Leeward Community College is Female and Asian (48.1% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (74.3%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)
  1. Two or More Races Female
    246 degrees awarded
  2. Asian Female
    233 degrees awarded
  3. Asian Male
    170 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Leeward Community College is two or more races female (246 degrees awarded). There were 1.06 times more two or more races female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian female (233 degrees).

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Operations

N/A Leeward Community College employs 39 Assistant professors, 36 Professors and 26 Associate professors. Most academics at Leeward Community College are Male Assistant professor (22), Male Professor (20), and Female Associate professor (18).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Leeward Community College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 50 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 43 employees, and Service with 26 employees.

Salary Expenditure

$31.7M
2023 Salaries
1.19%
growth from 2022

In 2023, Leeward Community College paid a median of $31.7M in salaries, a 1.19% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.0179% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 1.29% decline between 2020 and 2021.

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Instructional Salaries

$10.6M
Instructional Salaries
117
Number of Employees

In 2023, Leeward Community College paid a total of $10.6M to 117 employees working as instructors, which represents 33.3% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $731k (4.21%) for similar Associates Colleges.

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Occupations by Share

Assistant professor
Most Common Instructor
39 Employees
Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
50 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Leeward Community College were Assistant professor with 39 employees, Professor with 36 employees, and Associate professor with 26 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Leeward Community College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 50 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 43 employees, and Service with 26 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)
  1. Male Assistant professor
  2. Male Professor
  3. Female Associate professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Leeward Community College was Male Assistant professor with 22 employees, Male Professor with 20 employees, and Female Associate professor with 18 employees.

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