Hawaii contains five schools that offer automotive and mechanics programs. Hawaii Community College, the highest-ranking automotive and mechanics school in HI, has a total student population of 3,275 and is the 5136th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 5 automotive and mechanics schools in Hawaii, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Hawaii Community College comes out as the most expensive ($6,569/yr), with Leeward Community College as the lowest recorded at only $1,998/yr.
Automotive and Mechanics students from Hawaii schools who go on to become automotive mechanics, automotive engineers, automotive technicians, mechanics, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 606,990 people working as automotive service technicians and mechanics alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $37,880. Also, Automotive body and related repairers make on average $41,020 per year and there are about 133,290 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Hawaii alone, there are 430 employed automotive body and related repairers earning an average yearly salary of $41,210. Automotive service technicians and mechanics in this state earn $40,160/yr and there are 2,240 employed.
Also, within the automotive and mechanics schools in Hawaii, the average student population is 3,134 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from automotive and mechanics, there are 704 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,845 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,000, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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