Kauai Community College
Public Community College in Lihue, HI. Six-year graduation rate 48%. Median 10-year earnings $36,868.
Students who entered Kauai Community College reach a median of $36,868 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate is 48%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Graduates leave owing a median of $10,500 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.28 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 48%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. Retention of 61% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 48% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 11:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 726 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $9,771 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The gap between the $0–30k and $75–110k bands is narrow ($10,495 versus $9,500), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 69% get grants averaging $4,980, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 4% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 70 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $10,495 |
| $30–48k | $9,324 |
| $48–75k | $11,850 |
| $75–110k | $9,500 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 31 of these 726 students, totalling $193,792 — an average of $6,251 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Kauai County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)