by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Leeward Community College was awarded 1 badge in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Leeward CC is ranked #1,721 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Leeward CC held the #1,766 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Leeward CC also holds the #8 spot on the Best Colleges in Hawaii ranking.
Since Leeward Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Leeward Community College, this rate is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Leeward Community College is 63%. 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 Leeward Community College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,363 undergraduates at Leeward CC with 2,240 being full-time and 4,123 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,961 | $7,150 | $8,948 | $11,241 | $12,484 |
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 Leeward CC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Leeward CC, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $4,497 a year. That adds up to $17,988 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Leeward CC is 11.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Leeward CC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 96-045 Ala Ike, Pearl City, HI 96782-3366 |
| Phone: | 808-455-0011 |
| Website: | www.leeward.hawaii.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 6,059 students took at least one online class at Leeward Community College. This is a decrease from the 6,117 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 6,059 | 4,930 |
| 2019-2020 | 6,117 | 4,940 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,652 | 1,839 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,500 | 1,572 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,251 | 1,385 |
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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.
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