Cost of Attendance
Kekaulike Center
‘Ilima, Rm 102
Hours of Operation
Mon to Fri
8 am – 4 pm
Phone: (808) 734-9555
Fax: (808) 734-9896
kapinfo@hawaii.edu
Mon to Fri
9 am – 3 pm
FA Service Window – Diamond Head end of ‘Ilima 101
Admissions & Records Service Window – ‘Ewa end of ‘Ilima 102
Closed Weekends & State Holidays
Business Office - Cashiering
‘Ilima, Rm 106
Phone: (808) 734-9524
Fax: (808) 734-9579
billpayment-l@lists.hawaii.edu
(please attention emails to: Kapi‘olani CC Business Office - Cashiering)
FAFSA
School Code:001613
www.fafsa.gov
Priority Application Date: March 1
Kapiʻolani Community College utilizes standard budgets that are updated annually by the Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs at the University of Hawaiʻi. The budgets are a reflection of the changes in the national cost of living figures and local community costs. The cost of attendance includes more than the items the student pays to the institution.
How is your need determined?
Cost of Attendance (COA)
– Student Aid Index (SAI)
– Other Financial Assistance (OFA)
= Demonstrated Financial Need
By law, federal aid recipients cannot receive more aid than their Cost of Attendance. The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is based on the income and asset information provided on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The table below is based on full-time enrollment for 9 months (Fall & Spring semesters) during the 2025-26 academic year.
Resident: 2025-2026
(Direct + Indirect costs)
Non-Resident: 2025 – 2026
(Direct + Indirect costs)
* Resident tuition cost is $3,144year ($1,572 semester) full-time/12 credits or $131 per credit. Non-resident tuition cost is $8,280 per year ($4,140 per semester) full-time/12 credits or $345 per credit
** New non-resident students add one time $25 application fee.
*** Effective July 1, 2011, the cost of attendance will include only an allowance to cover basic expenses incurred for board (not room) for students living in housing provided on a military base or for which a basic living allowance is provided.
Upon the student’s request, additional costs for books/supplies required for certain majors, documented child care, neighbor island travel allowance, and/or educational expenses related to disability that is not provided by other assisting agencies may be considered for the Federal Direct Loan Program.