Windward Community College
Kaneohe, HI · Public two-year · Suburb: Midsize
2,743undergraduates
$8,601average net price per year
29%finish in 3 years
61%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
6 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Associate (150 awarded)
Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary science and related fields (1)
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Certificate (1-2 years) (30 awarded), Associate (35 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (1)
- American Indian/Native American Studies Associate (38 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Natural Sciences Associate (19 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (1)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Certificate (under 1 year) (10 awarded)
Science technologies/technicians (1)
- Biology/Biotechnology Technology/Technician Certificate (1-2 years) (2 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $3,194
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $8,330
- Books and supplies
- $1,350
- Total cost living at home
- $7,736
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $6,687 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $6,976 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $10,388 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $10,830 |
| Over $110,000 | $11,719 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 61%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 57%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $5,307
- Got a grant from the college
- 35%
- Average grant from the college
- $1,960
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 13%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 3%
- Average amount borrowed
- $8,440
Graduation
- Finished in 2 years
- 10%
- Finished in 3 years
- 29%
- Finished in 4 years
- 29%
- Transferred to another college
- 7%
- Came back for year two
- 61%
| Pell grant students | 36% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 33% |
| Neither | 26% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 130 | 34% |
| Men | 67 | 21% |
| Asian | 22 | 36% |
| Black | 6 | 17% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 35 | 29% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 22% (small group) |
| White | 25 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 100 | 29% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 287 | 37% | 14% |
| Started here, part-time | 138 | 14% | 11% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 155 | 41% | 27% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 180 | 21% | 37% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2020. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 2,743
- Undergraduates
- 2,743
- Full-time undergraduates
- 515
- Part-time undergraduates
- 2,228
- Students per faculty member
- 21 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 98%
- From out of state
- 2%
- From other countries
- 0%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 31%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 51%
| Women | 67% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 19% |
| Black | 1% |
| Hispanic | 16% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8% |
| White | 13% |
| Two or more races | 39% |
| Race unknown | 3% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Midsize
- Address
- 45-720 Keaahala Rd, Kaneohe, HI, 96744-3528
- County
- Honolulu County
- Part of
- University of Hawaii Board of Regents
- Type
- Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
- Highest degree
- Associates
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Offers
- Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.