Health Professions at Hawaii Community College

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Hawaii Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Hawaii CC is located in Hilo, Hawaii and approximately 2,430 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Hawaii CC Health Professions Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

Hawaii CC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Hawaii CC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Hawaii Community College.

Hawaii CC Health Professions Associate’s Program

80% Women

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Hawaii CC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

Hawaii CC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hawaii Community College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hawaii Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	38

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for HI, the home state for Hawaii Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Registered Nurses	11,310	$98,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	7,550	$58,260
Home Health Aides	4,920	$27,620
Nursing Assistants	4,800	$35,770
Personal Care Aides	4,650	$27,530

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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