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Leeward Community College Data & Information Overview

1 award Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
11% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Leeward Community College Ranked?

#1,721 Best Colleges in Nation
#8 Best Colleges in HI
Liberal Arts General Studies Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In 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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Overall Quality

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.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Leeward CC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

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.

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Leeward Community College Faculty

21 to 1 Student to Faculty
63% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  63 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Leeward Community College

68% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

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%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  68 out of 100
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Leeward Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,240 Full-Time Undergraduates
90.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
59.8% Percent Women

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.

How Much Does Leeward Community College Cost?

$7,790 Net Price
5% Take Out Loans
$17,988 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Leeward CC is $7,790. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Leeward CC

$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.

Student Loan Debt

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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How Much Money Do Leeward CC Graduates Make?

$38,747 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Leeward CC make about $38,747 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Leeward Community College

Hawaii State
2,240 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Leeward Community College is a public institution situated in Pearl City, Hawaii. The suburban atmosphere of Pearl City makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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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/

Leeward Community College Majors

16 Majors With Completions
1,038 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Leeward Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Leeward CC

94% Take At Least One Class Online
77% Take All Classes Online

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

Learn more about online learning at Leeward Community College.

Notes and References

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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