Kapiolani Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Kapiolani Community College is a public, co-educational commuter college located in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was established in 1946 as Kapiolani Technical College. KCC is one of the ten branches of the University of Hawaii system. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. KCC is popular for its liberal arts program.

The student body at KCC is diverse, as the college enrolls students from several other U.S. states and countries all over the world. The campus of KCC is home to several clubs and organizations.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in hospitality, liberal arts, cooking and culinary arts, nutrition and exercise therapy, and law.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 8,221 in 2009-2010 (4,943 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 66% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (24 awarded)

• Accounting
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (16 awarded)

• Information Technology

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (56 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Teacher Assistant/Aide

HOSPITALITY (55 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
• Tourism and Travel Services Management

LAW (18 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (341 awarded)

• Language Interpretation and Translation
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDIA (15 awarded)

• Graphic Communications

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (53 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (80 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (20 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapist Assistant

SCIENCE (12 awarded)

• Biotechnology
• Natural Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (12 awarded)

• Physical Therapist Assistant