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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 analysis found Honolulu Community College to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Hawaii. This small public school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and 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. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,310. Of those students who received their degree, 15% were women.

Honolulu CC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.

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25 Total Awards

Out of the 8 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, IBS School of Cosmetology and Massage landed the # 2 spot on the list. This very small private for-profit school is located in Kahului, Hawaii, and it awarded 25 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

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

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#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 a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

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.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Kapiolani CC. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.

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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. Located in Lihue, Hawaii, the small public school awarded 96 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.

In-state students pay an average of $3,252 in tuition and fees if they attend Kauai CC full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $8,388. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.

Online courses are available at Kauai 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 72% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#5

Mauna Loa Helicopters

Kailua Kona, Hawaii
9 Total Awards

The excellent basic certificate programs at Mauna Loa Helicopters helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Hawaii. This very small private for-profit school is located in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, and it awarded 9 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

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5 Total Awards
$3,284 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Hawaii Maui College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. UH Maui College is a small public school situated in Kahului, Hawaii. It awarded 5 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

In-state students pay an average of $3,284 in tuition and fees if they attend UH Maui College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,420. Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.

One thing to take note of is that UH Maui College does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 86% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

Hawaii Community College

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

Hawaii Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. Hawaii CC is a small public school situated in Hilo, Hawaii. It awarded 16 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Hawaii CC is $3,204. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,340. Of those students who received their degree, 38% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Hawaii CC does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 91% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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3 Total Awards

Paul Mitchell the School Honolulu landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. Paul Mitchell the School Honolulu is a private for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a very small population, 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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