Program Payoff

Kauai Community College

Lihue, Hawaii. 29 certificate and associate programs, public. 29 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Hawaii.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $54,661 (19) $136,320
Registered Nurses
Hospitality Administration/Management Associate's degree $38,289 (13) $92,620
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $26,353 (31) $49,730
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree $25,194 (14) $45,420
Cooks, Restaurant
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $48,730
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $48,730
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $48,410
Medical Assistants
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $108,180
General and Operations Managers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $108,180
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $42,340
Office Clerks, General
Carpenters Undergraduate certificate not published $85,280
Carpenters
Carpenters Associate's degree not published $85,280
Carpenters
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $45,420
Cooks, Restaurant
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate not published $87,550
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree not published $87,550
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $96,200
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $96,200
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Associate's degree not published $42,270
Interpreters and Translators
Graphic Communications Undergraduate certificate not published $45,390
Printing Press Operators
Graphic Communications Associate's degree not published $45,390
Printing Press Operators
Hospitality Administration/Management Undergraduate certificate not published $92,620
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $55,150
Psychiatric Technicians
Natural Sciences Associate's degree not published $107,810
Natural Sciences Managers
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate not published $45,350
Nursing Assistants
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $71,410
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $71,410
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $87,550
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $87,550
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.