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Kapiolani Community College

Honolulu, HI · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$207,088 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

Modeled economic break-even
−103%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,372Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$207,088at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$200,8080
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4
6
8
−$207,08810
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$3,284
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$8,420
Sticker price
Average net price$5,202
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$11,992
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$5,202Average net price / year
$11,992Cost of attendance
$44,372Median earnings · year 5 after completion
22.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,910Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

47thEarnings percentile
5thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$41,978Year 1
$51,544Year 4
$44,372Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$112,6282Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$83,2413Natural Sciences · Associate's Degree$58,5164Hospitality Administration/Management · Associate's Degree$47,5315Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$45,0656Culinary Arts and Related Services · Associate's Degree$36,663

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in HI

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Kahului, HI

University of Hawaii Maui College

Annual net price
$8,061
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,386
Modeled 10-year ROI
-93%
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Pearl City, HI

Leeward Community College

Annual net price
$5,137
Observed earnings · year 5
$38,635
Modeled 10-year ROI
-132%
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Honolulu, HI

Honolulu Community College

Annual net price
$7,458
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,379
Modeled 10-year ROI
-74%
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Lihue, HI

Kauai Community College

Annual net price
$10,436
Observed earnings · year 5
$39,770
Modeled 10-year ROI
-124%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$112,628$16,168
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$83,241$18,751
Natural SciencesAssociate's Degree$58,516Not available
Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate's Degree$47,531Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$45,065$10,500
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$36,663$10,087
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's DegreeNot available$15,496
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$12,667
Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$19,500

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.