Median wages of certificate earners and Associate degree earners may vary widely by major.
Insights
15% percent of the economically disadvantaged students from the Hawai‘i State Department of Education Class of 2012 that enrolled at the University of Hawai‘i completed college within six years of graduating high school.
Students with technology degrees were more likely to be found in Hawai‘i’s workforce five years after graduation from the University of Hawai‘i compared to other STEM graduates.
University of Hawai‘i graduates with Education degrees were more likely to be found in Hawai‘i’s workforce five years after graduation compared to all non-education majors.
A higher percentage of students who attended Executive Office on Early Learning Pre-Kindergarten remained enrolled in the same school from kindergarten to third grade.
A higher percentage of students who attended Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL) Pre-Kindergarten (PreK) met or exceed standards on third standards-based assessments compared to student who attended the same school but did not participate in EOEL PreK.
A higher percentage of students who attended Executive Office on Early Education Pre-Kindergarten were female, Native Hawaiian or Filipino, and/or economically disadvantaged.
For the Class of 2018, 61% of public school graduates who completed a Career Technical Education (CTE) pathway enrolled in college compared to the 55% statewide average for all graduates.
Public school graduates who earned a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) honors certificate or completed a STEM-related Career Technical Education (CTE) pathway had higher college enrollment rates compared to the statewide average.
34% of the Hawai‘i State Department of Education Class of 2016 that enrolled in college earned a degree or certificate within six years of their high school graduation.