Enrollment Data
Between the years of 2018-2023, the College of Education has had 3,251 students start an application to one of the available teacher licensure programs at the undergraduate or graduate level. Of those applicants, about 66% finish their application, which is the lowest conversion rate across the funnel. The remainder of funnel conversion rates are in the 80-89% range, with 84% of students who complete an application receiving admissions to the program. Of the students who are admitted, 85% choose to enroll and start the program. The highest conversion rate is for graduation, with 88% of those who start the program being successful in completing their program and graduating. Of the graduates from this timeframe, 83% are currently teaching in the Hawaii public schools.
Overall, the COE student profile of enrolled candidates have an average age of 27.2, with a significant percentage of students at the younger, more traditional age range (ages 16-25). About three-fourths of enrolled candidates are from the island of Oahu, with only about 21% of enrolled students living on neighboring islands. About a quarter of students (23%) identify as Filipino, Native Hawaiian, or both. Similarly, about a quarter (24%) of students are male.
Between the years of 2018-2023, there has been 876 students who started an application to one of the available teacher licensure programs involving special education at the undergraduate or graduate level. Of those applicants, about 80% finish their application, which is a much higher conversion rate compared to all licensure applicants across the College of Education. 87% of students who complete an application receive admissions to their program. The lowest conversion rate is of the students who are admitted and then choose to enroll and start the program (79%). 87% of those who start the program are successful in completing their program and graduating. Of the graduates from this timeframe, 86% are currently teaching in the Hawaii public schools.
Overall, the SPED student profile of enrolled candidates have an average age of 31.3, with more students being older, nontraditional students (ages 26+). About two-thirds of enrolled candidates are from the island of Oahu (65%), with only about 31% of enrolled students living on neighboring islands. About a quarter of students (24%) identify as Filipino, Native Hawaiian, or both. However, in special education, less students identify as male (17%) compared to the general population of teacher licensure candidates.
Recruitment Activities
In order to support multiple pipelines into the teaching profession, we engage in events throughout the year to share about the profession, College of Education teacher licensure programs, and provide opportunities and workshops for students across all the islands.
UH Mānoa events typically target new or current undergraduate students at the university. These events are done in collaboration with the Office of Admissions and provide an opportunity to expose students to the programs available in the College of Education.
College of Education events are recruitment activities that we coordinate internally to reach the various target markets of our licensure programs. The recruiter and academic advisors collaborate to host teacher licensure information sessions in-person and online across all the islands in the state. These events cater to a wide range of potential students who may be interested in pursuing one of our Bachelor of Education, Post Baccalaureate Certificate, or Master of Education in Teaching programs.
Hawaii DOE events are events that are coordinated by our public schools. In addition, Project Equal Access provides funding and support to specifically reach out to secondary schools and provide information, activities, and support to high schools across the state as a way to build up a stronger high school to UH Mānoa pipeline into teaching and specifically looks for opportunities to allow high school students to gain experience and knowledge in the field of special education.
Other events include community organizations or other stakeholders that provide opportunities to share about teaching and our programs.