Kauai Community College
Kauai Community College offers hands-on training for various building industry trades through its Apprenticeship Training Program, including air conditioning, carpentry, electrical, masonry, plumbing, roofing, laborer, painting, and sheet metal. The college also provides programs in Automotive Technology and Electrical Installation and Maintenance Technology, with the latter specifically preparing students for the State of Hawai'i Maintenance Electrician License test. The Career Center assists students with job searching, resume writing, and interview skills, and the college hosts career fairs to connect students and alumni with local employers.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Kauai Community College
1 trade program at Kauai 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.
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in HI → |
44 | $23,210/yr | — |
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.
More Trade Schools in Hawaii
Top-scored trade schools elsewhere in Hawaii, ranked by average TradeSchoolOutlook Score across their programs.
Apprenticeship Pathways in Hawaii
Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Hawaii. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near Lihue
Other cities in Hawaii with multiple trade schools, sorted by distance from Lihue.
About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Kauai 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.