Honolulu, HI (population: 375,134) has one computer information systems school within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Maui Community College has a total student population of 4,114. It is the 5566th highest ranked school in the USA and the 16th highest in the state of Hawaii (#1 is University of Hawaii at Manoa).
Computer Information Systems students from Honolulu schools who go on to become computer information systems specialists, computer support specialists, network engineers, database engineers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 287,210 people working as computer and information systems managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $120,640. Also, Computer support specialists make on average $47,360 per year and there are about 540,560 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Honolulu area alone, there are 1,120 employed computer support specialists earning an average salary of $48,330. Computer and information systems managers in this area earn $105,610/yr and there are 440 employed.
Honolulu lies in Honolulu county, which is one of the 4 counties in Hawaii. Overall, the Honolulu area has 430,700 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $21/hr average worker wage, and a $43,760 average annual salary. Thus, about 1 out of every 1000 jobs in Honolulu are held by computer and information systems managers, and 3/1000 are held by computer support specialists.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Maui Community College ends up costing a student $6,531/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Honolulu |
| Kaneohe | HI | - | 1 | 8.23652 | 2 | 6.2 miles |
| Pearl City | HI | - | 2 | 22.3389 | 25 | 12.4 miles |