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2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Hawaii
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Trade School Schools in Hawaii ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Hawaii to see which programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Trade Schools in Hawaii
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii Maui College the best value school in Hawaii for trade school students working on their degree. Located in Kahului, Hawaii, the small public school handed out 442 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UH Maui College are $8,420 a year.
UH Maui College also took the #1 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Hawaii rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Honolulu Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Hawaii list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the small public school awarded 799 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Honolulu CC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Honolulu CC is ranked #4 for overall quality in Hawaii.
Out of the 7 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Kapiolani Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the medium-sized public school awarded 943 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kapiolani CC are $8,420 per year.
Kapiolani CC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Trade Schools in Hawaii list.
Out of the 7 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Kauai Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Lihue, Hawaii, the small public school handed out 335 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kauai CC are $8,388 per year.
Kauai CC also made our Best Trade Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #5.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hawaii Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Hawaii list. Hilo, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 523 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Hawaii CC are $8,340 a year.
Leeward Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Hawaii ranking. Located in Pearl City, Hawaii, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,193 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Leeward CC are $8,350 a year.
University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 4,692 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UH Manoa are $34,218 a year.
UH Manoa did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Trade Schools in Hawaii list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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