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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Hospitality for an Associate

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35 Degrees Awarded
$28,240 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Hospitality for an Associate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Hospitality for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 17,689 people earned their degree in hospitality management, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States. 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 Virginia, there were 364 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,196 and $27,232 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 35 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,630 and $19,964 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Hospitality for an Associate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in hospitality management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent hospitality management programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the hospitality management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Hospitality for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Hospitality for an Associate”.

Top 5 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Hospitality for an Associate list. Annandale, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hospitality degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

Northern Virginia Community College also made our “Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1.Of the 52,873 students enrolled at Northern Virginia Community College, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,267. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Northern Virginia Community College]](/colleges/northern-virginia-community-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Hospitality for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 2 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.

Tidewater Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” list.Our most recent data shows that 49 of the 16,769 students enrolled at Tidewater Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,391. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Hospitality for an Associate. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking.According to our most recent data, Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach supports 1,515 students, and 185 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 130 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,959. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach]](/colleges/bryant-and-stratton-college-virginia-beach/student-life/veterans/)

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Reynolds Community College
Richmond, Virginia

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Hospitality for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Reynolds Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hospitality degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Reynolds Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” list.Among the 7,759 students enrolled at Reynolds Community College, 247 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,885. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Stratford University
Fairfax, Virginia

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Hospitality for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Stratford University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.

Stratford University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking.Among the 1,947 students enrolled at Stratford University, 35 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 34 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,079. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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