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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$1,237 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,401 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree School for You

Hospitality Management is the #95 most popular major in California with 995 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for hospitality students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in California

Check out the hospitality associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Hospitality Management

#1

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Cerritos College the best value school in California for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cerritos College are $1,346 a year.

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

Full Hospitality Management at Cerritos College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mt. San Antonio College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in California list. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.

Mt. SAC undergraduate students pay an average of $1,352 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Hospitality Management at Mt. San Antonio College Report

#3

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, CA

Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Canyons landed the # 3 spot on the list. College of the Canyons is a large public school located in the suburb of Santa Clarita.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of the Canyons are $1,146 per year.

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#4

College of the Desert

Palm Desert, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at College of the Desert helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in California. College of the Desert is a large public school located in the small city of Palm Desert.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of the Desert are $1,326 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Glendale Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Glendale, GCC is a public college with a large student population.

GCC undergraduate students pay an average of $1,171 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Hospitality Management at Glendale Community College Report

#6

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

Orange Coast College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a large student population.

Orange Coast College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,198 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena City College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pasadena City College are $1,212 per year.

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#8

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA

San Diego Mesa 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. San Diego Mesa College is a large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Diego Mesa College are $1,144 per year.

Full Hospitality Management at San Diego Mesa College Report

Best Value Hospitality Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Hospitality Management Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 8 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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