Enrollment Trends at KCC

The student population at Kapiolani Community College is 5,914 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,902 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.88 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,807 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 127.10% since 2015.

Trends by Subject

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,571 where 5,914 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.88 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in KCC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Kapiolani Community College since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-167,8163,2524,564
2016-177,382
-434
2,997
-255
4,385
-179
2017-187,095
-287
2,859
-138
4,236
-149
2018-196,899
-196
2,756
-103
4,143
-93
2019-206,488
-411
2,439
-317
4,049
-94
2020-216,369
-119
2,276
-163
4,093
44
2021-226,100
-269
2,126
-150
3,974
-119
2022-235,828
-272
1,967
-159
3,861
-113
2023-245,822
-6
1,993
26
3,829
-32
2024-255,914
92
2,051
58
3,863
34
Average6,5712,4724,100
Kapiolani Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 10.35% and the percentage of black students is 1.66% at Kapiolani Community College. 37.52% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 13.32% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 10.30% to 10.35%. Asian enrollment declined from 41.65% to 37.52%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.27% to 1.66%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.05% to 13.32%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7634 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7456 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Kapiolani Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16163,255997072418051,932
2016-17123,146866542027361,830
2017-18122,914846952287371,738
2018-19102,798737032076601,816
2019-20142,594807032016341,585
2020-2192,540666972186701,742
2021-22102,327786722326791,672
2022-2352,222836912475991,516
2023-2442,179797062856031,497
2024-2542,219987882866121,505
Average102,619837022356741,683
Kapiolani Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,807 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 48% of total students. The number of online students has increased 127.10% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Kapiolani Community College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-167,8161,2361,6874,893
2016-177,3821,2191,5834,580
2017-187,0951,1511,7084,236
2018-196,8991,2621,6094,028
2019-206,4881,4521,7073,329
2020-216,3695,527652190
2021-226,1004,6311,041428
2022-235,8283,5721,381875
2023-245,8222,9861,5791,257
2024-255,9142,8071,6551,452
Average6,5712,5841,4602,527

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