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College Factual ranked Kauai CC as #2,003 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Kauai Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Kauai CC is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Kauai Community College is 60%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Kauai Community College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,461 undergraduates at Kauai CC with 335 being full-time and 1,126 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Kauai CC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Kauai CC, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $6,500 a year. That adds up to $26,000 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Kauai Community College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Kauai Community College.
Contact details for Kauai CC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3-1901 Kaumualii Highway, Lihue, HI 96766-9500 |
| Phone: | 808-245-8311 |
| Website: | https://www.kauai.hawaii.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 76 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 64 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 41 | NA |
| Culinary Arts | 30 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 24 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 17 | NA |
| Carpentry | 12 | NA |
| Nursing | 12 | NA |
| Hospitality Management | 10 | NA |
| Graphic Communications | 10 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 790 students took at least one online class at Kauai Community College. This is a decrease from the 970 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 790 | 580 |
| 2021-2022 | 970 | 772 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,303 | 1,088 |
| 2018-2019 | 228 | 105 |
Learn more about online learning at Kauai Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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