Private for-profit · Community college

Hawaii Medical College

Honolulu, Hawaii · Large city

#4 for grad earnings in Hawaii#4 graduation rate in Hawaii

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Transfer rate: $30,107
Avg net price: 84%
Grad / completion: $38,880
Median earnings

Hawaii Medical College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Honolulu, Hawaii (large city setting), enrolling 194 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 194 undergradsLarge cityMild wintersNear the coast

About Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. Evidence of the first settlement of Honolulu by the original Polynesian migrants to the archipelago comes from oral histories and artifacts. These indicate that there was a settlement where Honolulu now stands in the 11th century. The Bishop Museum is Honolulu's largest museum. It has the state's largest collection of natural history specimens and the world's largest collection of Hawaiiana and Pacific culture artifacts. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 1 mile to Honolulu, HI
To the ocean: 1 mile
Nearest airport: 5 miles to Daniel K. Inouye (HNL) · major hub

How Hawaii Medical College compares

Graduation rate84%

Higher than 82% · #4 of 12 in Hawaii

First-year retention66%

Higher than 35%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,880

Higher than 65% · #4 of 9 in Hawaii

Average net price$30,107

Cheaper than 8% · #10 cheapest of 11 in Hawaii

Median debt at graduation$13,000

Lower than 22%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment194

Larger than 44%

Percentiles compare Hawaii Medical College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Hawaii.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women17892%
Men168%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White7.7%
Black3.1%
Hispanic13%
Asian22%
Other or multiracial54%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 194
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 44%
First-generation students: 58%
Students over 25: 67%
Median family income: $18,810
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $33,750

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $25,927
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,184
Total cost of attendance: $36,252
Average net price: $30,107

Outcomes

Graduated: 84%
First-year retention: 66%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $35,803
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $38,880
Median debt at graduation: $13,000
Students with federal loans: 73%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 49%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

84%

First-generation

65%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$30,094

$30–48k

$29,922

$48–75k

$29,908

$75–110k

$30,869

$110k+

$36,252

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Hawaii Medical College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $38,880
Typical debt at graduation: $13,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 33%
Out-earn a HS grad: —

Typical debt would take roughly 3.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high: 88°F
Winter low: 66°F
Annual rain: 20.6″

Average temperature

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Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Waikiki 717.2, HI US station (2.6 mi from campus).

What Hawaii Medical College graduates study — and earn

Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

63 grads$31k 1 yr$39k 5 yr$10k debt

63$30,691$38,826$9,500 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

45 grads$37k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$10k debt

45$36,677$42,811$10,458 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssoc.

24 grads$39k 1 yr— 5 yr$18k debt

24$39,027—$18,130 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

20 grads$32k 1 yr— 5 yr$13k debt

20$31,921—$13,042 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

17 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.