10-yr median earnings
$39,899
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Pearl City, Hawaii
Leeward Community College
Leeward Community College is a public institution in Pearl City, Hawaii. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $5,137
- Avg net price / yr
- $39,899
- 10-yr median earnings
- 33.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Leeward Community College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 47th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 33.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +17%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Leeward Community College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
56/100
Leeward Community College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings D
$39,899
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$5,137
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
33.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$8,970
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C
62.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$5,137
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
33.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 33.4%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Leeward Community College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Leeward Community College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Leeward Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$39,899 47th percentile higher than 47% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Leeward Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $39,899 | #2695 of 5103 | 47th |
| Average net price | $5,137 | #338 of 5020 | 93rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 33.4% | #4070 of 4858 | 16th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 3,438 | #991 of 5462 | 82nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
3,438
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
33.4%
150%-time completion
$39,899
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Leeward Community College ranks in Hawaii
State rank among 16 reporting Hawaii colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Leeward Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $39,899 | #10 of 16 | 38th |
| Average net price | $5,137 | #1 of 18 | 94th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 33.4% | #14 of 19 | 26th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 3,438 | #3 of 19 | 84th |
Highest former-student earnings in Hawaii
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii Pacific University | $59,593 | $29,657 |
| 2 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | $57,624 | $15,664 |
| 3 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | $52,343 | $28,856 |
| 4 | University of Hawaii-West Oahu | $52,075 | $10,327 |
| 5 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | $52,064 | $16,774 |
| 6 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | $47,856 | $11,856 |
| 7 | Honolulu Community College | $45,105 | $7,458 |
| 8 | Kapiolani Community College | $44,599 | $5,202 |
| 9 | Pacific Rim Christian University | $40,523 | $23,151 |
| 10 | Leeward Community CollegeThis school | $39,899 | $5,137 |
| 11 | Hawaii Medical College | $38,880 | $30,107 |
| 12 | Windward Community College | $38,439 | $8,169 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Leeward Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $4,156
$0 – $30k
$4,156 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k $4,596
$30k – $48k
$4,596 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$5,206 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$11,554 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Leeward Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $3,214 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $8,350 |
| Average Net Price | $5,137 |
18.5%
Pell Grant Rate
3.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$8,970
Median Debt
$95/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Leeward Community College rose +320.5% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $1,816 in 2013 to $7,636 in 2023, a rise of $5,820 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $1,8162023 · $7,636
Over the same years, enrollment went -43.0% (5,932 → 3,382 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
62.6%
Female
44.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$33,997
Median Earnings (6yr)
51.5%
Earning Over $25K
62.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 33.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $33,997 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $39,899 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 51.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 62.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $8,970 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $95/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Leeward Community College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences
$64,936 median earnings
- Teacher Education and Prof…
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
$48,181 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$42,977 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$37,986 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Sciences | Associate's | 35 | $64,936 | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's | 2 | $48,181 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 621 | $42,977 | $9,270 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's | 17 | $37,986 | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's | 20 | - | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | 28 | - | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | 26 | - | - |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's | 24 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Leeward Community College? ▼
Leeward Community College is a public institution in Pearl City, Hawaii. Undergraduate enrollment is 3,438 students.
How much do Leeward Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Leeward Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $39,899 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $33,997.
How much does Leeward Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Leeward Community College is $5,137. In-state tuition is $3,214 and out-of-state tuition is $8,350. Median student debt at graduation is $8,970.
What is the graduation rate at Leeward Community College? ▼
Leeward Community College has a 33.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Leeward Community College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Leeward Community College is $8,970, while former students earn a median of $39,899 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 22% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 62.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $95.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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