Molii Fishpond · Photo: sshreeves · CC BY 2.0Windward Community College is 6.5 miles from Waiahole-Waikane
No college sits inside Waiahole-Waikane’s boundary, but Windward Community College’s campus in Kaneohe, with 1,333 students on campus, is 6.5 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Waiahole-Waikane’s residents are enrolled in college, below Hawaii (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Waiahole-Waikane. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Waiahole-Waikane
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Waiahole-Waikane
Five private colleges within 14.1 miles, two public colleges within 15 miles, and three community colleges.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Waiahole-Waikane’s median household income ($85,500) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Waiahole-Waikane: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
Questions about college near Waiahole-Waikane
Is Waiahole-Waikane a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Waiahole-Waikane residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Hawaii (6). The nearest campus, Windward Community College, is 6.5 miles away in Kaneohe.
What colleges are near Waiahole-Waikane?
10 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Hawaii at Manoa (13.3 miles, 17,664 students on campus), Hawaii Pacific University (12.1 miles, 3,928) and Brigham Young University-Hawaii (11.4 miles, 2,834).
What is the closest community college to Waiahole-Waikane, and what does it cost?
Windward Community College in Kaneohe, 6.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,194 a year for Hawaii residents; the federal net price, $8,169, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Hawaii at Manoa cost if we live in Hawaii?
Tuition and fees are $12,186 a year in-state and $34,218 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,675 (under $30,000 income) to $22,562 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Waiahole-Waikane. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →