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2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$8,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Hospitality Administration/Management is the 80th most popular major in the country with 10,363 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 237 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general hospitality administration/management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general hospitality administration/management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Mountain College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Colorado Mountain College is located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

Colorado Mountain College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado Mountain College is $4,021 for rocky mountains region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Colorado Mountain College

#2

Front Range Community College

Westminster, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Front Range Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Westminster, Colorado, and it awarded 5 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

FRCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FRCC is $7,797 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Front Range Community College

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Sheridan, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Wyoming Community College District, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Wyoming Community College District is $8,409 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Northern Wyoming Community College District General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

UVU also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend UVU is $7,334 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at UVU

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis - Clark State College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Lewiston, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k list, Lewis - Clark State College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lewis - Clark State College is $8,809 for rocky mountains region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Lewis - Clark State College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#6

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
#8 in overall quality

North Idaho College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and it awarded 2 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

NIC also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $5,008 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NIC.

Full NIC General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#7

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#3 in overall quality

The University of Montana landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The University of Montana is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UM also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $13,064 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The University of Montana.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

Colorado Mesa University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado Mesa, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado Mesa University is $12,708 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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