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2023 Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Hawaii

8 Schools Ranked
$3,240 Avg Tuition & Fees*

A trade school student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Hawaii to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Hawaii to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii
230 Total Awards
$3,174 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Honolulu Community College the most popular school in Hawaii for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Honolulu CC is a small public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 230 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Full-time students from Hawaii pay an average of $3,174 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Honolulu CC. Out-of-state students pay an average of $8,310. Around 15% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that Honolulu CC does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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25 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend IBS School of Cosmetology and Massage. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Hawaii list. IBS School of Cosmetology and Massage is a very small private for-profit school situated in Kahului, Hawaii. It awarded 25 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.

Full IBS School of Cosmetology and Massage Report

#3

Kapiolani Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii
24 Total Awards
$3,284 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Kapiolani Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Hawaii. Kapiolani CC is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 24 basic certificates to qualified students.

Full-time students from Hawaii pay an average of $3,284 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Kapiolani CC. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $8,420. Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.

Online courses are available at Kapiolani CC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2020-2021 year, about 93% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

Kauai Community College

Lihue, Hawaii
96 Total Awards
$3,252 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kauai Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Kauai CC is a public institution located in Lihue, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 96 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Full-time students from Hawaii pay an average of $3,252 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Kauai CC. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $8,388. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Kauai CC does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2020-2021 about 72% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Mauna Loa Helicopters

Kailua Kona, Hawaii
9 Total Awards

Out of the 8 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Mauna Loa Helicopters landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mauna Loa Helicopters is a very small private for-profit school located in Kailua Kona, Hawaii that handed out 9 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

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5 Total Awards
$3,284 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Hawaii Maui College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Hawaii ranking. UH Maui College is a public institution located in Kahului, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at UH Maui College is $3,284. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $8,420. Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UH Maui College does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Hawaii Community College

Hilo, Hawaii
16 Total Awards
$3,204 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Hawaii Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their basic certificate. This small public school is located in Hilo, Hawaii, and it awarded 16 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Students from Hawaii who attend Hawaii CC full time pay an average of $3,204 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $8,340. Of those students who received their degree, 38% were women.

One thing to take note of is that Hawaii CC does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.

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3 Total Awards

With a ranking of #8, Paul Mitchell the School Honolulu did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their basic certificate. This very small private for-profit school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 3 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 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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