About 46.7 percent of the 638 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of Hawaii Maui College in 2017-18 were to students in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Kahului conferred 298 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs.
But the single most popular program was for a associate’s degree in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies. Data shows the school gave out 298 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies, followed by 39 certificates in licensed practical/vocational nurse training and 39 associate’s degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse.
The university enrolled 3,092 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Associates degrees | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | – | 298 | – | 298 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | – | 298 | – | 298 | 46.7 |
| Accounting | – | 13 | 12 | 25 | |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | – | 16 | 6 | 22 | |
| Business/Commerce, General | – | 15 | 2 | 17 | |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other | 14 | – | – | 14 | |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | – | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 14 | 53 | 25 | 92 | 14.4 |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | – | – | 39 | 39 | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | – | 39 | – | 39 | |
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | – | 39 | 39 | 78 | 12.2 |
| Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General | – | 20 | 20 | 40 | |
| Personal and Culinary Services total | – | 20 | 20 | 40 | 6.3 |
| Construction Trades, General | – | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| Building Construction Technology | – | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Construction Trades total | – | 11 | 12 | 23 | 3.6 |
| Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology | – | 8 | 9 | 17 | |
| Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields, Other | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 3.1 |
| High Performance and Custom Engine Technician/Mechanic | – | 8 | 9 | 17 | |
| Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians total | – | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2.8 |
| Human Services, General | – | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | – | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2.2 |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | – | 11 | – | 11 | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | – | 11 | – | 11 | 1.7 |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | – | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | – | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.7 |
| Natural Sciences | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Sustainability Studies | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 5 | 6 | – | 11 | 1.7 |
| Agricultural Production Operations, General | – | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | – | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.4 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | – | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Education total | – | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.4 |
| Apparel and Textile Manufacture | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | – | – | – | – | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | – | – | – | – | – |
