Hawaii contains thirteen schools that offer vocational programs. University of Hawaii at Manoa, the highest-ranking vocational school in HI, has a total student population of 20,435 and is the 282nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 13 vocational schools in Hawaii, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Hawaii Campus comes out as the most expensive ($25,566/yr), with Leeward Community College as the lowest recorded at only $1,998/yr.
Vocational students from Hawaii schools who go on to become vocational educators, event planners, landscape architects, landscape designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 114,420 people working as vocational education teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $52,030. Also, Middle school teachers make on average $53,550 per year and there are about 665,420 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Hawaii alone, there are 1,280 employed middle school teachers earning an average yearly salary of $38,270. Vocational education teachers in this state earn $56,980/yr and there are 860 employed.
Also, within the vocational schools in Hawaii, the average student population is 3,134 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from vocational, 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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