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Hawaii Business College

General Information

Name: Hawaii Business College
Address: 33 S King St, 4th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone:

  • General information: (808) 524-4014
  • Financial aid office: (808) 524-4014
  • Admissions office: (808) 524-4014

Website: www.hbc.edu
Type of Institution: Private for-profit, 2-year
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$10,980$10,980$9,450
Books and supplies$1,200$1,200$1,125
Living arrangement
Off-campus
        Room and board$8,190$8,010$7,954
        Other expenses$4,509$4,410$4,375
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,961$2,898$2,874

Total expenses   
Off-campus$24,879$24,600$22,904
Off-campus with family$15,141$15,078$13,449

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 85%
  • Federal grants: 85%
  • Institutional grants: 8%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2000
  • Institutional grants:$300

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$50
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants541341
Percent admitted83.3%69.2%87.8%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time93.3%88.9%94.4%
Part-time6.7%11.1%5.6%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 316
First-time student retention: 62%
Overall graduation rate: 80%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 81%
    • Part Time: 19%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 18%
    • Women: 82%

White non-hispanic: 8%
Black non-hispanic: 3%
Hispanic: 3%
Asian/pacific islander: 77%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 9%

Degrees offered

    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Associate, Certificate
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management - Associate
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Associate, Certificate
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design - Associate
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary - Associate, Certificate
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant - Certificate
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary - Certificate
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Accounting and Computer Science - Associate


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