About 27.2 percent of the 778 degrees and certificates handed out by Honolulu Community College in 2017-18 were to students in construction trades 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 159 associate’s degrees and 53 certificates in construction trades programs.
But the single most popular program was for a associate’s degree in general construction trades. Data shows the school gave out 135 associate’s degrees in general construction trades, followed by 87 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies and 53 certificates in carpentry/carpenter.
The college enrolled 3,541 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Trades, General | 135 | – | 135 | |
| Carpentry/Carpenter | 12 | 53 | 65 | |
| Electrician | 12 | – | 12 | |
| Construction Trades total | 159 | 53 | 212 | 27.2 |
| High Performance and Custom Engine Technician/Mechanic | 21 | 29 | 50 | |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician | 17 | 8 | 25 | |
| Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician | 8 | 10 | 18 | |
| Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians total | 55 | 48 | 103 | 13.2 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 87 | – | 87 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 87 | – | 87 | 11.2 |
| Fire Science/Fire-fighting | 31 | 30 | 61 | |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | 21 | – | 21 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 52 | 30 | 82 | 10.5 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 48 | 29 | 77 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 48 | 29 | 77 | 9.9 |
| Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD | 13 | 30 | 43 | |
| Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician | 6 | 12 | 18 | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 19 | 42 | 61 | 7.8 |
| Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General | 18 | 23 | 41 | |
| Personal and Culinary Services total | 18 | 23 | 41 | 5.3 |
| Welding Technology/Welder | 12 | 15 | 27 | |
| Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking | – | 10 | 10 | |
| Precision Production total | 12 | 25 | 37 | 4.8 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 23 | 8 | 31 | |
| Education total | 23 | 8 | 31 | 4 |
| Music, Other | 15 | – | 15 | |
| Commercial and Advertising Art | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 20 | – | 20 | 2.6 |
| Human Services, General | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1.7 |
| Apparel and Textile Manufacture | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | 4 | – | 4 | 0.5 |
| Natural Sciences | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 2 | – | 2 | 0.3 |
