Kapiolani Community College
Kapiolani Community College offers strong technical and occupational programs, particularly in culinary arts and various allied health professions. Many programs emphasize hands-on training and clinical experience, preparing students for immediate employment or transfer to four-year institutions. The college also provides career services and job preparation support through its Employment Prep Center.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Kapiolani Community College
5 trade programs at Kapiolani CC, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → |
80 | $80,829/yr | — |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → |
72 | $42,172/yr | — |
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Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts and Related Services Compare nationwide → Compare in HI → |
69 | $26,882/yr | — |
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Hospitality Management
Hospitality Administration/Management Compare nationwide → |
58 | $20,557/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in HI → |
52 | $33,307/yr | $9,975 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 5 trade and vocational programs at Kapiolani Community College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.