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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$9,133 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,401 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, hospitality management was ranked #65 in the country. In fact 17,689 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for hospitality students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Kapiolani Community College to be the best value school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kapiolani CC are $8,420 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, hospitality majors at Kapiolani CC accumulate an average of around $11,651 in student debt.

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#2

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Nevada. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSN are $11,534 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, hospitality graduates from CSN carry an average student debtload of $15,418.

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#2

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at Cerritos College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public college with a large student population.

Cerritos College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,026 in tuition and fees each year.

Cerritos College also claimed a spot on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Spokane Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in the Far Western US Region . Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spokane Community College are $5,135 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mt. San Antonio College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mt. SAC are $10,032 a year.

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#6

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, CA

College of the Canyons came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of the Canyons is a large public school located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of the Canyons are $8,682 per year.

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Truckee Meadows Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for hospitality management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Reno.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Truckee Meadows Community College are $10,620 a year.

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Chemeketa Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for hospitality management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Chemeketa Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Salem.

Chemeketa Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,275 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Chemeketa Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $26,786.

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#9

College of the Desert

Palm Desert, CA

With a ranking of #9, College of the Desert did quite well on this year’s best value schools for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. College of the Desert is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Palm Desert.

College of the Desert undergraduate students pay an average of $8,970 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Glendale Community College

Glendale, CA

Glendale Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Glendale, GCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GCC are $7,531 per year.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 995
Washington 228
Oregon 31
Nevada 721
Hawaii 248
Alaska 11

Hospitality Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bblackpsu.

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