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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Tourism and Travel Services Management in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Ranked Colleges
109 Degrees Awarded
$11,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Tourism and Travel Services Management is the 403rd most popular major in the country with 1,311 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 190 tourism and travel services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 109 tourism and travel services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in tourism and travel services management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality tourism and travel services 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 tourism and travel services 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 Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Tourism and Travel Services Management in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Long Island City, New York, and it awarded 49 associates’s tourism and travel services management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree tourism and travel services management students list, LaGuardia has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Tourism and Travel Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LaGuardia Community College is $6,766 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Tourism and Travel Services Management students.

Full LaGuardia Community College Tourism and Travel Services Management Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Schenectady County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Schenectady County Community College is a public institution located in Schenectady, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Schenectady not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Tourism and Travel Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $5,717 for middle atlantic region associate degree tourism and travel services management students per year to attend SUNY Schenectady.

Read more about Tourism and Travel Services Management at SUNY Schenectady County Community College

#3

Kingsborough Community College

Brooklyn, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kingsborough Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s tourism and travel services management degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

KCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Tourism and Travel Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for KCC is $5,092 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Tourism and Travel Services Management students.

Full Kingsborough Community College Tourism and Travel Services Management Report

#4

Community College of Allegheny County

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Allegheny County. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CCAC is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCAC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Tourism and Travel Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $9,047 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Tourism and Travel Services Management students per year to attend CCAC.

Read more about Tourism and Travel Services Management at CCAC

#5

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Genesee Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Batavia, New York, and it awarded 8 associates’s tourism and travel services management degrees in 2019-2020.

GCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Tourism and Travel Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for GCC is $6,304 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Tourism and Travel Services Management students.

Full Genesee Community College Tourism and Travel Services Management Report

#6

Finger Lakes Community College

Canandaigua, New York
#8 in overall quality

Finger Lakes Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Canandaigua, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s tourism and travel services management degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Finger Lakes Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Tourism and Travel Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Finger Lakes Community College is $9,543 for middle atlantic region associate degree tourism and travel services management students.

Read full report on Tourism and Travel Services Management at Finger Lakes Community College

#7 in overall quality

Herkimer County Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Herkimer College is a public institution located in Herkimer, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Herkimer College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Tourism and Travel Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $7,512 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Tourism and Travel Services Management students per year to attend Herkimer College.

Read more about Tourism and Travel Services Management at Herkimer County Community College

#8

Sullivan County Community College

Loch Sheldrake, New York
#10 in overall quality

Sullivan County Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Loch Sheldrake, New York, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s tourism and travel services management students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Sullivan also took the #10 spot in our “Best Tourism and Travel Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Sullivan is $8,613 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Tourism and Travel Services Management students.

Read more about Tourism and Travel Services Management at SUNY Sullivan

#9

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York
#9 in overall quality

Morrisville State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Morrisville, New York, and it awarded 1 associates’s tourism and travel services management degrees in 2019-2020.

Morrisville State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Tourism and Travel Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $19,350 for middle atlantic region associate degree tourism and travel services management students per year to attend Morrisville State College.

Read full report on Tourism and Travel Services Management at Morrisville State College

#10

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Tourism and Travel Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $33,167 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Tourism and Travel Services Management students per year to attend Rochester Institute of Technology.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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