The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 22.30% where the last year rate was 24%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.20% for full-time students and 45.90% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 22.30% where the current academic year rate is 24%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Honolulu Community College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 18% | 18% | 20% |
| 2016-17 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 2017-18 | 17% | 14% | 24% |
| 2018-19 | 15% | 15% | 15% |
| 2019-20 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 2020-21 | 28% | 26% | 30% |
| 2021-22 | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| 2022-23 | 23% | 22% | 25% |
| 2023-24 | 34% | 34% | 35% |
| 2024-25 | 24% | 22% | 30% |
| Average | 22.30% | 21.60% | 24.40% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 17.30% where the current year rate is 16%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Honolulu Community College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 21% |
| 2016-17 | 20% |
| 2017-18 | 20% |
| 2018-19 | 17% |
| 2019-20 | 18% |
| 2020-21 | 16% |
| 2021-22 | 19% |
| 2022-23 | 15% |
| 2023-24 | 11% |
| 2024-25 | 16% |
| Average | 17.30% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.20% for full-time students and 45.90% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at HCC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 52% | 33% |
| 2016-17 | 55% | 30% |
| 2017-18 | 55% | 43% |
| 2018-19 | 59% | 29% |
| 2019-20 | 54% | 50% |
| 2020-21 | 57% | 54% |
| 2021-22 | 62% | 55% |
| 2022-23 | 57% | 51% |
| 2023-24 | 56% | 52% |
| 2024-25 | 55% | 62% |
| Average | 56.20% | 45.90% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Honolulu Community College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 15:1 |
| 2016-17 | 15:1 |
| 2017-18 | 16:1 |
| 2018-19 | 15:1 |
| 2019-20 | 15:1 |
| 2020-21 | 15:1 |
| 2021-22 | 16:1 |
| 2022-23 | 16:1 |
| 2023-24 | 18:1 |
| 2024-25 | 18:1 |
| Average | 15.90:1 |
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