How Student Population Changes at HCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,701 where 3,069 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.89 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in HCC than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Honolulu Community College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	4,368	2,583	1,785
2014-15	4,144 -224	2,426 -157	1,718 -67
2015-16	4,328 184	2,530 104	1,798 80
2016-17	3,903 -425	2,287 -243	1,616 -182
2017-18	3,563 -340	2,109 -178	1,454 -162
2018-19	3,541 -22	2,103 -6	1,438 -16
2019-20	3,510 -31	2,011 -92	1,499 61
2020-21	3,378 -132	1,817 -194	1,561 62
2021-22	3,210 -168	1,741 -76	1,469 -92
2022-23	3,069 -141	1,626 -115	1,443 -26
Average	3,701	2,123	1,578

Honolulu Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 8.15% and the percentage of black students is 1.79% at Honolulu Community College. 36.27% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Honolulu Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	8	1,815	85	399	383	374	1,219
2014-15	7	1,748	91	421	293	350	1,153
2015-16	8	1,823	84	423	290	368	1,249
2016-17	7	1,645	69	412	250	313	1,120
2017-18	2	1,571	63	365	238	278	993
2018-19	3	1,588	55	407	210	261	942
2019-20	2	1,480	54	400	208	236	967
2020-21	2	1,324	52	424	167	245	1,057
2021-22	3	1,163	58	398	211	271	955
2022-23	1	1,113	55	379	243	250	925
Average	4	1,527	67	403	249	295	1,058

Honolulu Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,568 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 51% of total students. The number of online students has increased 211.73% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Honolulu Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,144	503	450	3,191
2015-16	4,328	536	425	3,367
2016-17	3,903	529	418	2,956
2017-18	3,563	422	440	2,701
2018-19	3,541	460	418	2,663
2019-20	3,510	525	424	2,561
2020-21	3,378	2,857	320	201
2021-22	3,210	2,276	591	343
2022-23	3,069	1,568	936	565
Average	3,627	1,075	491	2,061

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Enrollment Trends at HCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes