2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in Washington For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Washington, there were 199 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,441 and $15,677 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general hospitality administration/management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general hospitality administration/management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in Washington For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in Washington For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in Washington (With Aid)

#1

Edmonds Community College

Lynnwood, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$8,084 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edmonds Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. Edmonds Community College is located in Lynnwood, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

Edmonds Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in Washington” list. The estimated yearly cost for Edmonds Community College is $8,084 for Washington Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid.

Full Edmonds Community College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#2

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$7,683 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whatcom Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. Whatcom Community College is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

Whatcom Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in Washington” list. The estimated yearly cost for Whatcom Community College is $7,683 for Washington Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid.

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#3

Peninsula College

Port Angeles, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$5,639 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in Washington For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Peninsula College landed the #3 spot on the list. Peninsula College is a public institution located in Port Angeles, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Peninsula College also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Peninsula College is $5,639 for washington associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Peninsula College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (With Aid)

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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