About 46.4 percent of the 1,276 degrees and certificates handed out by Kapiolani Community College in 2017-18 were to students in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Honolulu conferred 592 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs.
But the single most popular program was for a associate’s degree in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies. Data shows the school gave out 592 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies, followed by 90 associate’s degrees in natural sciences and 80 associate’s degrees in general hospitality administration/management.
The college enrolled 6,899 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.
| Program | Associates degrees | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 592 | – | 592 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 592 | – | 592 | 46.4 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | 80 | 77 | 157 | |
| Accounting | 21 | 23 | 44 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 109 | 100 | 209 | 16.4 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 51 | – | 51 | |
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 18 | 17 | 35 | |
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science – Radiation Therapist | 16 | – | 16 | |
| Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant | 16 | – | 16 | |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | – | 15 | 15 | |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician | 14 | – | 14 | |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | 13 | – | 13 | |
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 12 | – | 12 | |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Dental Assisting/Assistant | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 146 | 34 | 180 | 14.1 |
| Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General | 78 | 33 | 111 | |
| Personal and Culinary Services total | 78 | 33 | 111 | 8.7 |
| Natural Sciences | 90 | 1 | 91 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 90 | 1 | 91 | 7.1 |
| Information Technology | 22 | 10 | 32 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 22 | 10 | 32 | 2.5 |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 18 | 5 | 23 | |
| Legal Professions and Studies total | 18 | 5 | 23 | 1.8 |
| Graphic Communications, Other | 15 | – | 15 | |
| Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total | 15 | – | 15 | 1.2 |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | 12 | – | 12 | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | 12 | – | 12 | 0.9 |
| Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management | – | 9 | 9 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | – | 9 | 9 | 0.7 |
| Biotechnology | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | – | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Teacher Assistant/Aide | – | – | – | |
| Education total | – | – | – | – |
