2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in Maine (With Aid)

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

Across Maine, there were 43 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The hotel & restaurant management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid”.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in Maine (With Aid)

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$10,647 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 5 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for SMCC is $10,647 for Maine Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid.

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#2

York County Community College

Wells, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$8,359 Average Net Price

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

York County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $8,359 for maine associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid per year to attend York County Community College.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in the New England 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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