2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 122 people earned their degree in food service, waiter/waitress, and dining room management/manager, making the major the 1308th most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 3 food service, waiter/waitress, and dining room management/manager graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1 food service, waiter/waitress, and dining room management/manager graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food service, waiter/waitress, and dining room management/manager 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 food service, waiter/waitress, and dining room management/manager program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$7,382 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 associates’s food service, waiter/waitress, and dining room management/manager degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montco, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Montgomery County Community College is $7,382 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager at Montgomery County Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager (Income $30-$48k)

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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