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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in California (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
126 Degrees Awarded
$4,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

General Hospitality Administration/Management is the 80th most popular major in the country with 10,363 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 877 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 126 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,451 and $19,634 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general hospitality administration/management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general hospitality administration/management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in California (With Aid)

#1

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. San Antonio College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Walnut, California, and it awarded 30 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

Mt. SAC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mt. SAC is $1,729 for california associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid.

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#2

Cypress College

Cypress, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cypress College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid list. Cypress College is a fairly large school located in Cypress, California that handed out 10 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

Cypress College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cypress College is $3,489 for california associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Cypress College

#3

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Canyons. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid list. Santa Clarita, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

College of the Canyons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $4,088 for California Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid per year to attend College of the Canyons.

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#4

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, MiraCosta College landed the #4 spot on the list. Oceanside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

MiraCosta College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend MiraCosta College is $1,682 for California Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at MiraCosta College

#5

Grossmont College

El Cajon, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grossmont College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid list. Grossmont College is a public institution located in El Cajon, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Grossmont College also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grossmont College is $2,897 for california associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Grossmont College

#6

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, California
#7 in overall quality

San Diego Mesa College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. San Diego Mesa College is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 6 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

San Diego Mesa College also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend San Diego Mesa College is $4,978 for california associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at San Diego Mesa College

#7

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, California
#8 in overall quality

Orange Coast College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. Orange Coast College is a fairly large school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 2 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

Orange Coast College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend Orange Coast College is $3,178 for california associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid.

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#8

College of the Desert

Palm Desert, California
#6 in overall quality

College of the Desert landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. College of the Desert is a fairly large school located in Palm Desert, California that handed out 12 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

College of the Desert also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend College of the Desert is $9,654 for California Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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