2023 Best Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Hotel/Motel Administration/Management is the 317th most popular major in the country with 2,368 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 370 hotel/motel administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 hotel/motel administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management for an Associate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in hotel/motel administration/management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great hotel/motel administration/management programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the hotel/motel administration/management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The hotel/motel administration/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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management for an Associate”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management for an Associate”.

Top 3 Best Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1

Houston Community College
Houston, Texas

1,421 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$1,632 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management for an Associate list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 15 associates’s hotel/motel administration/management degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houston Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Houston Community College supports 48,329 students, and 1,421 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 783 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,632. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Houston Community College]](/colleges/houston-community-college/student-life/veterans/)

2

Austin Community College District
Austin, Texas

2,473 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$735 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel/motel administration/management degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,473 of the 39,896 students enrolled at Austin Community College District were GI Bill® students, of which 59 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $735. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Austin Community College District Veteran Student Life Report

3

Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas

628 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Del Mar College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management for an Associate list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel/motel administration/management degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

DMC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 628 of the 10,678 students enrolled at Del Mar College were GI Bill® students, of which 339 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,882. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Del Mar College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at DMC]](/colleges/del-mar-college/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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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