Do Vermont Residents Get In-State Tuition in Hawaii? (Community College, 2026)
No — Vermont residents pay full non-resident community college tuition in Hawaii, about $9,000 a year at University of Hawai'i Community Colleges against $3,500 for residents. There is no exchange program between Vermont and Hawaii; the only route to the in-state rate is establishing Hawaii residency, which takes 12 months.
- You would pay
- $9,000/yr
- Resident pays
- $3,500/yr
- Over 2 yrs
- No saving available
Tuition and mandatory fees only, compiled from published rates and rounded. Excludes housing, books and course differentials. Eligibility is decided by the institution, not by this page.
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Vermont residents get no exchange-program discount in Hawaii. At University of Hawai'i Community Colleges that means $9,000 a year rather than $3,500 — $5,500 a year, every year you are enrolled.
Seen from Vermont, this is one option among 50. 5 other states offer Vermont residents a reduced community college rate, the lowest being Maine at about $7,000, against $8,200 for in-state study at Community College of Vermont.
One more angle: some public universities charge non-resident rates that are lower than another state's in-state rate. Comparing Hawaii's $9,000 against your home options on absolute cost, rather than on residency status, occasionally changes the answer.
Every route from Vermont to Hawaii
No exchange program or bilateral agreement connects these two states at community college level, so the route table is empty.
Where Vermont residents pay less
Staying home, a Vermont resident pays $8,200 a year for in-state community college tuition at Community College of Vermont. The cheapest Hawaii option for you is $9,000 at University of Hawai'i Community Colleges, which is $800 a year more than staying home, or $1,600 over 2 years.
Vermont belongs to New England Regional Student Program (Tuition Break) (Tuition Break) at community college level, so 5 of 50 states offer Vermont community college students a reduced rate. Hawaii is not one of them.
| State | Route | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont to Maine | New England Regional Student Program · Maine Community College System | $7,000 |
| Vermont to Connecticut | New England Regional Student Program · Connecticut State Community College | $8,575 |
| Vermont to Rhode Island | New England Regional Student Program · Community College of Rhode Island | $9,275 |
| Vermont to Massachusetts | New England Regional Student Program · Massachusetts community colleges | $10,850 |
| Vermont to New Hampshire | New England Regional Student Program · Community College System of New Hampshire | $13,825 |
Vermont's neighboring states, compared
What a Vermont resident pays for community college tuition in each state that borders Vermont, cheapest first:
- Massachusetts$10,850/yr · New England Regional Student Program
- New York$11,300/yr · non-resident
- New Hampshire$13,825/yr · New England Regional Student Program
Compare all 50 states from Vermont in the checker. Each figure is one reference campus per state, not a state average.
Hawaii residency, in brief
Hawaii grants in-state tuition after 12 months of domicile before the term begins (Haw. Admin. R. § 20-4), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile. Moving to Hawaii to enroll does not by itself start the clock.
Hawaii residency requirements in full · how long every state requires
Step by step
- Budget for the non-resident rate at University of Hawai'i Community Colleges: $9,000 a year against $3,500 for residents.
- Check whether the specific campus you want offers its own non-resident scholarship or a border-county waiver — those are institutional, sit outside the state agreements, and are the most commonly missed discount.
- If you plan to stay, price the residency route: Hawaii requires 12 months of domicile, and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile, so the family would need to move.
- Read the University of Hawai'i System rules in full before you enroll — classification is decided once, and re-classification later in a degree is the hardest version of this problem.
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Asked and answered
›Do Vermont residents get in-state tuition in Hawaii?
No. Vermont residents pay the full non-resident rate of $9,000 at University of Hawai'i Community Colleges. The only route to the $3,500 in-state rate is establishing Hawaii residency.
›How long does it take to get in-state tuition in Hawaii?
Hawaii requires 12 months of domicile before the term begins (Haw. Admin. R. § 20-4), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile.
›How much would community college study in Hawaii actually cost a Vermont resident?
About $9,000 a year in tuition and mandatory fees at University of Hawai'i Community Colleges, against $3,500 for a Hawaii resident. Figures are compiled 2025–26 published rates and exclude housing, books and course-specific differentials.
›Where can Vermont residents get reduced community college tuition?
In 5 states at community college level. Outside Hawaii, the lowest are Maine ($7,000), Connecticut ($8,575), Rhode Island ($9,275). Each figure is one reference campus, and awards are made campus by campus.
›Is studying in Hawaii cheaper than staying in Vermont?
No. Vermont's in-state community college rate is $8,200 a year at Community College of Vermont, and the cheapest Hawaii option for a Vermont resident is $9,000, so Hawaii costs about $800 more a year, or $1,600 over 2 years, in tuition and fees alone.
Sources
Every eligibility rule on this page is checked against the operating compact commission or the state's own residency authority. Last verified 2026-08-07.
Tuition figures on this page are compiled 2025–26 published rates (basis: published compiled), rounded to the nearest $100 and refreshed each June. Eligibility rules are checked against the cited compact commission or residency authority.
- University of Hawai'i System — residency for tuition purposes ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- University of Hawai'i Community Colleges — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- Community College of Vermont — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
How this page was made
Compiled and checked by Billy Reiner, editor of In-State Check. Last verified 2026-08-07.
- Compiled from published rate pages
- The in-state and non-resident figures are tuition and mandatory fees for one full-time year, read from University of Hawai'i Community Colleges’s own 2025–26 rate page and rounded to the nearest $100. Housing, books, travel and course-specific differentials are not included in them.
- Checked against the administering body
- Compact membership at this level was checked against the commission that runs the program (WICHE, NEBHE). The residency test — the durational requirement, the domicile evidence and the dependent-student rule — was checked against University of Hawai'i System, Haw. Admin. R. § 20-4. Nothing here is taken from another comparison site.
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