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2022 Best Value Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,673 people earned their degree in restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager, making the major the 456th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 119 restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 46 restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Metropolitan Community College is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager students whose families make $75-$110k list, MCC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan Community College is $8,132 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager students whose families make $75-$110k list, Southeast Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,705 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Southeast Community College.

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#3

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Johnson County Community College is located in Overland Park, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager degrees to qualified students.

JCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,618 for plains states region associate degree restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend JCCC.

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#4

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Ozarks Technical Community College is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager degrees to qualified students.

OTC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OTC is $11,632 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#5

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Central Community College is a public institution located in Grand Island, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central Community College is $11,302 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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