At Hawaii Community College, 66 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students – age 24 or younger – and 62 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The two-year public institution in Hilo enrolled 2,632 students in fall 2018, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 7.5 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
97 percent of undergraduates are residents of Hawaii, and 1 percent are residents of other states. 1 percent are citizens of foreign countries.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as two or more races (42 percent) and Asian (17 percent).
Hawaii Community College undergraduate enrollment
| Total | Portion of Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,632 | |
| Transfers | 198 | 7.5% |
| Male | ~1,000 | 38% |
| Female | ~1,632 | 62% |
| Age 24 and under | ~1,737 | 66% |
| Age 25 and over | ~895 | 34% |
| In-state residence | ~2,553 | 97% |
| Out of state residence | ~26 | 1% |
| Resident of foreign country | ~26 | 1% |
| Asian | ~447 | 17% |
| Hispanic/Latino | ~421 | 16% |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | ~211 | 8% |
| White | ~395 | 15% |
| Two or more races | ~1,105 | 42% |
| Enrolled in distance education | ~474 | 18% |
| Enrolled in some distance education | ~605 | 23% |
| Not enrolled in distance education | ~1,527 | 58% |
