By: Jan Boivin

Hawaiʻi is experiencing a critical healthcare labor shortage and these entry-level healthcare education programs will open doors to career advancement while encouraging post-secondary degree acquisition. Beginning with certificate-based programs, adult learners can transition seamlessly to college degrees. With nearly 50% of Hawaiʻi public high school graduates not pursuing higher education immediately or at all, AHI provides an alternative pathway to stable and well-paying careers. To date, 75% of students have tuition assistance through a combination of employer sponsorship and workforce development funding. 

AHI is happy to share that demographics have evolved to 33% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander participation and 83% female participation. We also have 60% of students self-identifying as first-generation students. We have maintained a 75% tuition-assistance level through the second cohort with 69% having jobs awaiting them upon graduation and completion of employer background checks.

In our first nurse aide cohort, 100% of the students plan to go to nursing school on a full- or part-time basis following graduation from AHI.