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Windward Community College Data & Information Overview

Fair Price Value for Your Money
19% Student Loan Default Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Windward Community College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Windward Community College Ranked?

#2,023 Best Colleges in Nation
#12 Best Colleges in HI
Liberal Arts General Studies Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Windward CC is ranked #2,023 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Windward CC held the #2,039 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Windward CC also holds the #12 spot on the Best Colleges in Hawaii ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Windward CC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Windward Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

Learn more about Windward Community College admissions.

Windward Community College Faculty

18 to 1 Student to Faculty
59% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Windward Community College is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Windward Community College is 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  59 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Windward Community College

61% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Windward Community College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  61 out of 100
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Windward Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

544 Full-Time Undergraduates
87.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
66.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,299 undergraduates at Windward CC with 544 being full-time and 1,755 being part-time.

How Much Does Windward Community College Cost?

$10,223 Net Price
5% Take Out Loans
$22,208 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Windward CC is $10,223. 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 Windward CC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$9,510 $8,534 $12,333 $15,946 $16,074

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 Windward CC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Windward CC, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $5,552 a year. That adds up to $22,208 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Windward CC is 18.5%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do Windward CC Graduates Make?

$35,517 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 Windward CC make about $35,517 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. Unfortunately, this is 16% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Windward Community College make the most money.

Location of Windward Community College

Hawaii State
544 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Windward Community College is a public institution situated in Kaneohe, Hawaii. Kaneohe is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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Contact details for Windward CC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 45-720 Keaahala Rd, Kaneohe, HI 96744-3528
Phone: 808-235-7400
Website: https://windward.hawaii.edu/

Windward Community College Majors

3 Majors With Completions
224 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Windward Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Windward CC

84% Take At Least One Class Online
67% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 2,001 students took at least one online class at Windward Community College. This is an increase from the 1,936 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,001 1,602
2019-2020 1,936 1,482
2018-2019 1,236 773
2017-2018 1,203 744
2016-2017 1,130 687

Learn more about online learning at Windward 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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