University of Hawaii Maui College
Tel:
(808) 984-3500
- Maui Community College is a learning-centered institution that provides affordable, high quality credit and non-credit educational opportunities to a diverse community of lifelong learners.
School Highlights
University of Hawaii Maui College serves 2,992 students (34% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the state community college average of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 84% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the state average of 89%.
Top Rankings
University of Hawaii Maui College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Hawaii for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
School Overview
The teacher population of 269 teachers has grown by 33% over five years.
| University of Hawaii Maui College | (HI) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant | Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 269 staff | 269 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Seeking a higher education on Maui will lead you to the doorstep of this fine college, an integral part of the University of Hawaii system. Established in 1966 to serve the local island community, MCC has expanded its vision globally and graduated students from all walks of life. Maui Community College serves the educational needs of residents of the three islands comprising Maui County: Molokai, Lana'i, and Maui. The College encompasses 78 acres at the Kahului site. The student population numbered about 3,000 students in Fall 2004. MCC offers an AA in Liberal Arts and an AS in Nursing, Human Services, and Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET). These are 2-year programs. The student may then transfer to a 4-year program or institution. MCC will soon be offering on-site one 4-year baccalaureate degree in Applied Business and Information Technology (ABIT). MCC offers you academic excellence in an island setting. Whether your passion is for hiking through Hana waterfalls and Haleakala volcano trails, or studying the pros surfing Jaws and windsurfing Hookipa, at MCC you can be assured of a well-rounded educational experience, both in and out of the classroom. MCC networked faculty to terminals connected to a DEC VAX Computer and established the first higher education cable television channel delivering instruction to its tri-isle service area in 1983. By 1988, the college constructed a tri-isle interactive television system and completed its Ka'a'ike Instructional Telecommunications facility housing its television and audio studios, digital media and electronic and computer engineering technology labs, and seven interactive tv classrooms. The college additionally began a National Center of Excellence for High Performance Computing applying personal computer cluster solutions to problems requiring high speed processing.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to University of Hawaii Maui College is Kapiolani Community College (89.2 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 6,488 students | 89.20 Mi4303 Diamond Head Road
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 734-9000 89.206,488 - 2,520 students | 93.30 Mi45-720 Keaahala Rd
Kaneohe, HI 96744
(808) 235-7400 93.302,520 - 3,510 students | 94.50 Mi874 Dillingham Blvd
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 845-9211 94.503,510 - 6,568 students | 103.10 Mi96-045 Ala Ike
Pearl City, HI 96782
(808) 455-0011 103.106,568 - Hawaii Community CollegePublic2,615 students | 122.40 Mi1175 Manono Street
Hilo, HI 96720
(808) 934-2500 122.402,615
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