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Nursing at Kauai Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, consider the program at Kauai Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Kauai Community College is in Lihue, HI.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 17 nursing degrees were granted at Kauai Community College.

Studying Online at Kauai Community College

Distance learning is available at Kauai Community College. Among 1,335 students, 439 (33%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 307 (23%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Kauai Community College

Rankings can help you compare Kauai Community College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Hawaii	#2 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	Hawaii	#4 of 8
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#51 of 218
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#111 of 224
Best Value	Nationwide	#150 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#384 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Kauai Community College

Those who finish Kauai Community College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$60,307
2 years	$54,661
3 years	$62,718
4 years	$76,896
5 years	$96,811

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Kauai Community College take home a median $76,896, compared with $35,521 for all Kauai Community College graduates — about 116% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Nursing graduates at Kauai Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Nursing graduates at Kauai Community College are 94% women (16) and 6% men (1).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Kauai Community College

Of the 17 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Kauai Community College, 94% were women (16) and 6% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Kauai Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	8
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	7

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Kauai Community College, higher than the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Kauai Community College

This Nursing program at Kauai Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	17

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Kauai Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.