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2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

12 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$6,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 941 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 124 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general hospitality administration/management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general hospitality administration/management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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#2

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Pima County Community College District is $3,583 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tarrant County College is a public institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College is $5,434 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 14 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Collin County Community College District is $6,293 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid.

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#5

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. CNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 7 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid list, CNM has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CNM is $3,429 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid.

Full Central New Mexico Community College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#6

Grayson College

Denison, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Grayson College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Denison, Texas, and it awarded 5 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

Grayson College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grayson College is $7,877 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid.

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#7

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#10 in overall quality

El Paso Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid.

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#7 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 9 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,539 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid per year to attend NMSU Dona Ana.

Full NMSU Dona Ana General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, McLennan Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. MCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend McLennan Community College is $6,752 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid.

Full McLennan Community College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#10

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico
#11 in overall quality

Santa Fe Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFCC, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Santa Fe Community College is $7,020 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid.

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#11

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

Arizona Western College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

AWC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,165 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid per year to attend Arizona Western College.

Full Arizona Western College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 3 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,944 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid per year to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona.

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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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