Enrollment Trends at HCC

-986

Total Enrollment

-823

Men

-163

Women

The student population at Honolulu Community College is 3,342 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 986 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 0.96 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

1,631 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 204.29% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,505 where 3,342 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 0.96 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in HCC.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-164,3282,5301,798
2016-173,903
-425
2,287
-243
1,616
-182
2017-183,563
-340
2,109
-178
1,454
-162
2018-193,541
-22
2,103
-6
1,438
-16
2019-203,510
-31
2,011
-92
1,499
61
2020-213,378
-132
1,817
-194
1,561
62
2021-223,210
-168
1,741
-76
1,469
-92
2022-233,069
-141
1,626
-115
1,443
-26
2023-243,204
135
1,638
12
1,566
123
2024-253,342
138
1,707
69
1,635
69
Average3,5051,9571,548
Honolulu Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 8.50% and the percentage of black students is 2.21% at Honolulu Community College. 35.58% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 14.72% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has remained relatively stable. The percentage of white students decreased from 8.50% to 8.50%. Asian enrollment declined from 42.12% to 35.58%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.94% to 2.21%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.77% to 14.72%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7431 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7176 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1681,823844232903681,249
2016-1771,645694122503131,120
2017-1821,57163365238278993
2018-1931,58855407210261942
2019-2021,48054400208236967
2020-2121,324524241672451,057
2021-2231,16358398211271955
2022-2311,11355379243250925
2023-2401,21956446193278925
2024-2541,189744921872841,045
Average31,412624152202781,018
Honolulu Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,631 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 49% of total students. The number of online students has increased 204.29% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Honolulu Community College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-164,3285364253,367
2016-173,9035294182,956
2017-183,5634224402,701
2018-193,5414604182,663
2019-203,5105254242,561
2020-213,3782,857320201
2021-223,2102,276591343
2022-233,0691,568936565
2023-243,2041,5331,051620
2024-253,3421,631931780
Average3,5051,2345951,676

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