Hawaii contains four schools that offer carpentry programs. Hawaii Community College, the highest-ranking carpentry school in HI, has a total student population of 3,275 and is the 5136th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 4 carpentry 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 Kauai Community College as the lowest recorded at only $2,452/yr.
Carpentry students from Hawaii schools who go on to become carpenters, construction managers, construction workers, construction engineers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 743,760 people working as carpenters alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $43,640. Also, Construction laborers make on average $33,190 per year and there are about 856,440 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Hawaii alone, there are 4,610 employed construction laborers earning an average yearly salary of $49,400. Carpenters in this state earn $64,040/yr and there are 6,300 employed.
Also, within the carpentry schools in Hawaii, the average student population is 3,134 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from carpentry, 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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