by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Hospitality Management is the 66th most popular major in the country with 17,689 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, hospitality management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,874 and had an average of $22,906 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,554 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,278 and $16,989 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 404 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 51 colleges that offer a degree in hospitality management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their hospitality management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The hospitality school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kapiolani Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region. Kapiolani CC is a medium-sized school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 83 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kauai Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region. Kauai Community College is located in Lihue, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii Maui College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Kahului, Hawaii, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Nevada. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region. CSN is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Klamath Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
Full Klamath Community College Hospitality Management Report
University of Antelope Valley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Lancaster, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s hospitality degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Highline College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Highline is a small public school situated in Des Moines, Washington. It awarded 10 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Desert landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Hospitality Management at College of the Desert
Mt. San Antonio College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region list. Mt. San Antonio College is located in Walnut, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Chemeketa Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chemeketa Community College is a public institution located in Salem, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Blue Mountain Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Blue Mountain Community College is a small public school situated in Pendleton, Oregon. It awarded 2 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cypress College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cypress College is a public institution located in Cypress, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mission College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. This medium-sized school is located in Santa Clara, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Hawaii Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region list. Hilo, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hospitality degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Lane Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region list. Lane Community College is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
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San Diego Mesa College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 6 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Allan Hancock College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Allan Hancock College is a medium-sized school located in Santa Maria, California that handed out 12 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, Peninsula College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Port Angeles, Washington, and it awarded 1 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. GCC is a public institution located in Glendale, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Edmonds Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region list. Edmonds Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lynnwood, Washington. It awarded 4 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Edmonds Community College Hospitality Management Report
With a ranking of #21, Chaffey College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Monterey Peninsula College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Monterey, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
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West Los Angeles College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. West Los Angeles College is a medium-sized school located in Culver City, California that handed out 4 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Shasta College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Shasta College is a medium-sized school located in Redding, California that handed out 3 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, College of the Canyons did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Clarita, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hospitality degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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