Colleges

Private for-profit · Community college

Mauna Loa Helicopters

Kailua Kona, Hawaii · Remote town

#2 graduation rate in Hawaii
0%
Transfer rate
$115,636
Avg net price
92%
Grad / completion
—
Median earnings

Mauna Loa Helicopters is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Kailua Kona, Hawaii (remote town setting), enrolling 12 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 12 undergradsRemote townMild wintersNear the coast

About Kailua Kona, Hawaii

Kailua-Kona is an unincorporated community and, under the name Kailua, a census-designated place in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. The capital was later moved to Lāhainā, and then to Honolulu. Kailua-Kona saw an economic downturn during the 2008 national financial crisis but in the early 2010s has seen significant growth and economic development. Tourism also saw a downturn in the late 2000s but has since seen some resurgence. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
1 mile
Nearest airport
1 mile to Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) · major hub

How Mauna Loa Helicopters compares

Graduation rate92%

Higher than 91% · #2 of 12 in Hawaii

Average net price$115,636

Cheaper than 1% · #11 cheapest of 11 in Hawaii

Student–faculty ratio2 : 1

Lower than 99%

Undergraduate enrollment12

Larger than 2%

Percentiles compare Mauna Loa Helicopters 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 race / ethnicity

  • White58%
  • Other or multiracial42%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
12
Student–faculty ratio
2 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
0%
First-generation students
—
Students over 25
58%

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

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$115,636

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
92%
First-year retention
—
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
—
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
—
Median debt at graduation
—
Students with federal loans
16%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
10
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
83%
Housing charge (year)
$10,400
Application fee
$150

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

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
$115,636
$30–48k
—
$48–75k
—
$75–110k
—
$110k+
—

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?

Mauna Loa Helicopters 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.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
68°F
Annual rain
9.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.00.71.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kailua Kona KE-Ahole AP, HI US station (0.6 mi from campus).

What Mauna Loa Helicopters graduates study — and earn

Air Transportation
13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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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