2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 10,363 people earned their degree in general hospitality administration/management, making the major the 80th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,443 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 136 colleges that offered a degree in general hospitality administration/management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general hospitality administration/management programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 25 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.
BHCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend BHCC is $7,867 for associate degree hotel & restaurant management students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kapiolani Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate list. Kapiolani CC is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 85 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree hotel & restaurant management students list, Kapiolani CC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,368 for Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend Kapiolani CC.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 99 degrees to qualified associates’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.
Valencia College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Valencia College is $5,205 for Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate. Madison College is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
Madison College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Madison College is $9,904 for associate degree hotel & restaurant management students.
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Out of the 136 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 22 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Virginia Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.
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Western Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate ranking. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Western Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Technical College is $10,081 for Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #7, Middlesex County College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate list. Middlesex County College is a public institution located in Edison, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Middlesex County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Middlesex County College is $6,649 for associate degree hotel & restaurant management students.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate ranking. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree hotel & restaurant management students list, Cincinnati State has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cincinnati State is $5,469 for Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.
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Athens Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate ranking. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Athens Technical College also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24. The estimated yearly cost for Athens Technical College is $4,937 for associate degree hotel & restaurant management students.
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College of Southern Nevada did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. CSN is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSN, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend College of Southern Nevada is $5,806 for Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.
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Colorado Mountain College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate list. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized school located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado that handed out 8 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree hotel & restaurant management students list, Colorado Mountain College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado Mountain College is $7,459 for associate degree hotel & restaurant management students.
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Delgado Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Delgado Community College is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $10,017 for Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend Delgado Community College.
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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate ranking. Fox Valley Technical College is a public institution located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
FVTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,127 for associate degree hotel & restaurant management students per year to attend FVTC.
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Austin Community College District ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,861 for associate degree hotel & restaurant management students per year to attend Austin Community College District.
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Collin County Community College District did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
Collin County Community College District also took the #25 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Collin County Community College District is $6,293 for associate degree hotel & restaurant management students.
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Mt. San Antonio College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Walnut, California, this large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified associates’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.
Mt. SAC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Mt. SAC is $1,729 for Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.
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Waukesha County Technical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate ranking. Waukesha County Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 8 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Waukesha County Technical College is $10,165 for Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.
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Wor-Wic Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Wor-Wic Community College is a public institution located in Salisbury, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Wor-Wic Community College is $8,515 for Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.
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Bergen Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate list. Bergen Community College is located in Paramus, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
Bergen Community College also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,195 for Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend Bergen Community College.
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Monroe Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.
Monroe Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $6,830 for associate degree hotel & restaurant management students.
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Tarrant County College District did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Tarrant County College is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 11 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Tarrant County College also did well on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. It costs about $5,434 for associate degree hotel & restaurant management students per year to attend Tarrant County College.
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Kauai Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate list. Kauai CC is a public institution located in Lihue, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Kauai CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,544 for associate degree hotel & restaurant management students per year to attend Kauai Community College.
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Lakeshore Technical College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate list. LTC is located in Cleveland, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Lakeshore Technical College is $10,780 for Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.
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Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,990 for associate degree hotel & restaurant management students per year to attend Harrisburg Area Community College.
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Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate ranking. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 4 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Western Iowa Tech Community College is $7,201 for associate degree hotel & restaurant management students.
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- 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%.
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